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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6920744 | Apparatus and method for cutting and harvesting infestations of aquatic vegetation and/or skimming algae/floating vegetation A harvester and method for harvesting aquatic algae or floating vegetation in shallow areas of water bodies, such as lakes is described. The harvester is manually operated. The harvester moves on hollow wheels that are capable of adjusting the buoyancy of the harves... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6732468 | Cell design for a trawl system and methods Mesh bars (35, 283) of a trawl (13, 263) include at least a portion having a corkscrew-shaped pitch which exhibits a hydrofoil-like effect. Such mesh bars (35, 283) are preferably formed from a material having a substantially incompressible cros... | 05/11/2004 |
| 5644863 | Fishing gear for electric fishing Fishing gear for electric fishing, comprising a beam (5) which is provided with pairs of electrodes (9, 10) over which a potential difference can be generated, as well as a power source (16) and pulse generator. The power source (16), the pulse generator ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 4813170 | Sweepline roller-stopper A sweepline roller-stopper connects a sweepline to a bottom trawl while stopping lateral movement of rollers along the sweepline. In a preferred embodiment, the roller-stopper includes a tubular body member having a large washer welded to an end and a tan... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4771565 | Bottom trawl roller The present invention is directed to a novel device for reducing the friction which is generated when a trawl net is dragged along the ocean bottom. A trawl net, as it is being dragged in a forwardly direction, comes in contact with not only debris on the... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4759146 | Method for undermining an immersed ground and for generating an ascending water current, and device for implementing such a method The invention concerns a procedure for undermining underwater terrain (S) thus creating an upward rising current (Tj) able to lift items lying on the terrain (S) or half-buried in it, in order to collect them in a recovery net. The invention also covers d... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4697373 | Shrimping/fishing net with vibratory bottom roller An improved, high catch yield pull-behind net assembly particularly designed for shrimping and fishing operations in shallow coastal grass flats is provided which actually causes aquatic life to move upwardly into the net, is completely harmless to the ec... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4663879 | Method and apparatus for harvesting crawfish and like living things Described are apparatus and methods for harvesting crawfish from relatively shallow water such as flooded rice fields. Among the principles utilized are the following: creating a forwardly moving zone of turbulence in the water to draw the crawfish from t... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4351127 | Ocean bottom sampler A sampling device for measuring the quantity and distribution of young fish life very close to the ocean floor, having a pair of large wheels and a set of small rollers to enable the sampler to traverse rough ocean bottom terrain.... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4299047 | Collapsible shrimp trawl A collapsible, wheel supported shrimp trawl of the beam type, the beam being centrally hinged on a vertical axis in a direction towards the trailing trawl net and operable from the towing vessel to fold the beam and collapse the trawl, thereby simplifying... | 11/10/1981 |
