Patent ID: 8938908
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a fishing implement having a boundary defining an enclosed space sufficient to house a targeted aquatic species; an entrance in said boundary sufficient to allow said targeted aquatic species to enter said enclosed space; an exit in said boundary, wherein said exit is at least as large as said entrance; an element that both obstructs said exit and connects to said fishing implement; wherein a component of said element comprises a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer; wherein said component degrades by weight at least twice as much when said fishing implement is continuously submerged for three months than when said fishing implement is actively fished for three months, wherein when said fishing implement is actively fished for three months said fishing implement is temporarily removed from water being fished at least once every 48 hours; and wherein said element physically prevents escape of said targeted aquatic species for a period of at least two months when said fishing implement is actively fished.