Patent ID: 7644683

Claim:
An apparatus for culturing individuals of a marine species, comprising: a base, said base supporting a plurality of beakers, each of said beakers supported within a corresponding aperature on said base, a bottom surface of each of said beakers submersible within a sea table and above a surface of said sea table, said surface of each said beakers having a mesh portion; a tube, said tube providing a flow of seawater from a seawater source to each of said beakers, said tube having a plurality of apertures, each of said tube apertures positioned above one of said plurality of beakers, each of said plurality of tube apertures holding a water conduit for providing a stream of seawater from said tube to said beaker; and a lid positioned above said base, said lid positioning said seawater supply, said lid having a plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of apertures on said lid alignable with said apertures on said base, thereby allowing access to said beaker; wherein said mesh portion is sized to allow passage of said seawater through said beakers but prevent passage of said individuals.