Patent ID: 8087384

Claim:
A boat holding tank for anesthetizing aquatic animals comprising: a pulsator, the pulsator having an anode output and a cathode output; a holding tank proximately mounted to a ship, the holding tank further capable of receiving an aquatic animal, and further comprising an electrofishing anode and an electrofishing cathode, the electrofishing anode switchably connected to an anode output and the electrofishing cathode switchably connected to the cathode output; and a pressure mat, the pressure mat proximate to the boat holding tank, an electrical switch, the electrical switch being activated when a person steps on the pressure mat; so that when the pulsator is energized, a potential difference is created between the electrofishing anode and electrofishing cathode, such that the potential difference induces a potential difference across the body of an aquatic animal located within the holding tank and when the electrical switch is activated, the pulsator is disabled.