Tuna grazing system

Abstract

A pre-selected fish grazing system to enhance harvesting of such pre-selected fish from a body of water. The fish grazing system includes at least one conductor unit attached to a body of a pre-selected fish for acting as a guide for other preselected fish present in such body of water. A control device is disposed in such conductor unit for controlling a path the pre-selected fish is to follow. A predetermined number of buoys are strategically located in such body of water for sending communication signals to such at least one conductor unit attached to the body of the pre-selected fish to direct such pre-selected fish having such conductor unit attached thereto a desired location.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a presently preferred embodiment of a conductor unit;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the conductor unit illustrated in FIG. 1 attached to the body of a preselected fish;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a presently preferred embodiment of a buoy used in this invention; and

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a presently preferred embodiment of the fish harvesting system of the present invention.

Claims

1. A preselected fish grazing system to enhance harvesting of such preselected fish from a body of water, said fish grazing system comprising: (a) at least one conductor unit attached to a body of a preselected fish for acting as a guide for other preselected fish present in such body of water;(b) means disposed in said conductor unit for controlling a path said preselected fish will follow; and(c) a predetermined number of buoys are strategically located in such body of water for sending communication signals to said at least one conductor unit attached to said body of said preselected fish to direct such preselected fish having said conductor unit attached thereto a desired location.

2. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 1, wherein such preselected fish are tuna and said communication signals are transmitted by one of satellite communication signals, wireless, sonar and buoy to buoy relay.

3. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 2, wherein said communication signals are wireless.

4. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 2, wherein at least some of said predetermined number of buoys are equipped with an ultrasonic communication system.

5. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 4, wherein each of said predetermined number of buoys are equipped with said ultrasound communication system.

6. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 2, wherein said system further includes a means for providing information about at least one of location and size of tuna.

7. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 2, wherein said conductor unit is attached to said preselected fish with at least one strap.

8. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 2, wherein said predetermined number of buoys are positioned in a predetermined pattern.

9. A preselected fish grazing system for enhanced harvest, according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined pattern is selected from the group consisting of triangular, hexagonal, octagonal, oval and generally rectangular.

10. A method of increasing a harvest of a preselected fish from a body of water without endangering said preselected fish, said method comprises the steps of: (a) first attaching a conductor unit to a preselected body of a preselected fish;(b) using such preselected fish to act as a guide for other preselected fish present in such body of water;(c) providing a means attached to said conductor unit for controlling a path such preselected fish will follow;(d) providing a predetermined number of buoys strategically located in said body of water for communicating signals to said at least one conductor unit attached to said body of said preselected fish;(e) receiving said signals communicated in step (d) in said preselected fish having said conductor unit attached thereto;(f) directing said preselected fish to a desired location with said signals received in step (e); and(g) harvesting said preselected fish directed to said desired location.

11. A method of increasing a harvest of a preselected fish from a body of water, according to claim 10, wherein said signals communicated in step (d) are communicated by wireless.

12. A method of increasing a harvest of a preselected fish from a body of water, according to claim 10, wherein said signals communicated in step (d) are communicated by satellite.

13. A method of increasing a harvest of a preselected fish from a body of water, according to claim 10, wherein said signals communicated in step (d) are communicated buoy to buoy.

14. A method of increasing a harvest of a preselected fish from a body of water, according to claim 10, wherein said signals communicated in step (d) are communicated by sonar.