Patent ID: 7448158

Claim:
A device for collecting animals from a bottom of a body of water comprising: a support frame having at least one runner movable along a bottom surface of a body of water; an animal detector provided on said support frame for detecting the presence of animals in a vicinity of said support frame; an animal mover provided on said support frame, said animal mover being activatable by said animal detector upon the detection of the presence of animals to move the detected animals from the bottom of the body of water; and an animal collector for collecting the moved animals; wherein said animal mover comprises at least one tine movable between a first position, wherein said at least one tine is extended below an underside of said runner such that said at least one tine is inserted below the bottom surface of the body of water, and a second position, wherein said at least one tine is retracted above said underside of said runner such that said at least one tine is removed from the bottom surface of the body of water, said at least one tine being driven by said animal detector and including a fluid outlet for applying a fluid under pressure into the bottom surface of the body of water when said at least one tine is in said first position.