Patent ID: 8230813

Claim:
A method of transporting fish comprising: a) providing a cage having sidewalls which include a plurality of openings which are large enough to allow water to pass through said cage but not large enough to allow fish to swim out of such cage; b) providing a first floatation device which is attached to said cage and supports said cage in water in a submerged orientation; c) providing a second floatation device which is attached to said cage and contains openings which cause said second floatation device to normally be filled with water; d) providing an air distribution system which allows said second floatation device to be filled with air and support said cage in a raised position on the water's surface; e) placing said cage in a submerged orientation in a river near a fish hatchery; f) filling said cage with fish from said hatchery; g) towing such cage downstream in the river in a submerged orientation to a location near where the river flows into the ocean; and h) opening said cage to allow fish to swim out of said cage.