Patent ID: 6134824
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A method for directing movement of fish in a body of water comprising the steps of:a) providing an open vessel, said vessel holding a body of water containing fish whose movement is to be directed;b) providing an electric field generating means comprising a first conductor wire submerged in said body of water and spaced from an inner wall of said vessel near a top of said vessel, and a power supply electrically connected to said conductor wire; andc) applying an electric potential of either 12 volts DC or less, or 8 volts AC or less, to said conductor wire with said power supply, said potential being selected to have a magnitude which repels said fish without stunning them, to thereby direct movement of said fish in a desired direction generally parallel to said conductor wire along lines of equal potential, and to limit a minimum approach distance of said fish to said conductor wire, whereby said field discourages fish in said vessel from exiting said vessel.