Hilbertz et al. [54 Method of enhancing the growth of aquatic organisms, and structures created thereby us005543034A buy Patent Number: 5,543,034



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20 The deposition and calcification of minerals in the envi- ronment is made possible by the fact that the medium in which they are suspended, water, is an ampholyte—a sub- stance which can behave as an acid or a base—making it the univeral solvent. This unique quality is most simply illus-
25 trated by the structural and destructural system of caverns.

When water contains carbon dioxidc, which combines with water to make carbonic acid, materials are dissolved. When carbon dioxide escapes, water becomes a base and materials are precipitated as stalactites and stalagmites. Similar non-
*0 living processes occur throughout the environment in cycles of deposition and reclamation.
Electrolytic processes can be utilized to selectively pre- cipitate materials onto suitable surfaces. A certain electrical

plied electrical current. 35

  1. The possibility of harvesting of corals, shellfish, lobstcr and other organisms.

  2. The possibility of harvesting of the electrodeposited substrate.

potential between electrodes will deposit negative ions on the anode and positive ions on the cathode. During the electrodeposition process, there are three methods by which material can potentially be accreted on the cathode:
1. concentration gradients;

  1. The possibility of modification and reapplication of harvested electrodcposited substrate.

  2. The option of artificial illumination during night time to attract food.

Preferably, the electrolyte utilized is sea water, brackish watcr, or brine. However, any mineral-containing liquid may be used. Normally the liquid is also chlorine-containing.
Thc method of the present invention can be applied in open water or volumes of water in containers.
Also, in carrying out the foregoing invention, anode placement should be done in such a way as to minimize or avoid the effects of hydrochloric acid which is produced at the anode.

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