Apparatus for shellfish aquaculture

A shellfish aquaculture apparatus, comprising:

• a frame having a top side and a bottom side;
• at least one container secured to the top side of the frame;
• a plurality of tanks secured to the bottom side of the frame, wherein each of the plurality of tanks has an opening located on a bottom side of each tank;
• and
• a manifold configured to supply air to each of the plurality of tanks via an air supply line connected to each tank.

A method of controlling flotation of a shellfish aquaculture apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a shellfish aquaculture apparatus, comprising:
• a frame having a top side and a bottom side;
• at least one container secured to the top side of the frame;
• a plurality of tanks secured to the bottom side of the frame, wherein at least one tank is positioned at a first end of the frame and at least one tank is positioned at a second end of the frame, wherein each of the plurality of tanks has an opening located on a bottom side of each tank;
• and
• an air supply line connected to each of the plurality of tanks;
• submerging the apparatus such that each of the plurality of tanks is filled with water;
• supplying air to the at least one tank positioned at the first end of the frame such that the air displaces the water in the at least one tank by forcing the water out of the opening located on the bottom side of the at least one tank, thereby causing the first end of the frame to float while the second end of the frame remains submerged, and then
• supplying air to the at least one tank positioned at the second end of the frame such that the air displaces the water in the at least one tank by forcing the water out of the opening located on the bottom side of the at least one tank, thereby causing the apparatus to float such that the container is held above the surface of the water.