Patent ID: 7799233

Claim:
An apparatus for in situ control of underwater organisms, said apparatus comprising: a function generator, for generating an electronic signal; a power amplifier, electrically coupled to said function generator, for receiving said electronic signal and amplifying said signal; a plurality of transducers, electrically coupled to said power amplifier, for converting said amplified electronic signal to a plurality of ultrasonic waves; an immersible support, wherein said plurality of transducers are operatively coupled to said immersible support, wherein each transducer generates at least one of said ultrasound waves, and wherein said ultrasound waves act in concert and have an additive effect to provide a pattern of ultrasound waves larger than an individual ultrasound wave to thereby cover and cause cavitation to a larger in situ target area than an individual ultrasound wave; and a transport member, said transport member configured to provide mobility to said apparatus.