Patent ID: 8017012

Claim:
A planting system for planting at least one growth packet(s) into a sediment layer at a bottom of a body of water, the planting system comprising: a planting sled, comprising: an alignment pipe configured for transporting the at least one growth packet(s) into the sediment layer, wherein the alignment pipe, is positioned manually, by an operator, or in an automated fashion, by a computer, along xyz coordinates of the planting sled, wherein the planting sled is adapted for surfing on the sediment layer; a front plow coupled to the planting sled and adapted for forming a trench in the sediment layer in response to the planting sled surfing on the sediment layer; and a back plow coupled to the planting sled and adapted for moving sediment materials into the trench in response to the planting sled surfing on the sediment layer.