Farming system for use in aquaculture

A farming system for use in water-based farming of a product, the farming system comprising:

• a central hub extending vertically from a top end disposed above a water line to a bottom end disposed below the water line;
• a plurality of upper spokes disposed near the top end of the central hub, each upper spoke extending radially outward from the central hub;
• a plurality of lower spokes disposed near the bottom end of the central hub, each lower spoke extending radially outward from the central hub;
• a first cable and a second cable each fixedly attached to a first lower spoke;
• a first sensor coupled to the first cable and operable to measure a first tension level of the first cable;
• a second sensor coupled to the second cable and operable to measure a second tension level of the second cable;
• a first cable tensioner coupled to the first cable and operable to continuously adjust the first tension level in response to the measured first tension level to maintain the first tension level in a desired range;
• and
• a second cable tensioner coupled to the second cable and operable to continuously adjust the second tension level in response to the measured second tension level to maintain the second tension level in the desired range.

A method of operating a water-based farming system, the method comprising:

• extending a lower spoke and an upper spoke from a central hub to partially define a wall of a farming cell;
• connecting a first end of a first cable and a first end of a second cable to the lower spoke;
• connecting a second end of the first cable to a first cable tensioner;
• connecting a second end of the second cable to a second cable tensioner;
• measuring a tension of the first cable;
• measuring a tension of the second cable;
• operating the first cable tensioner continuously in response to the measured tension of the first cable to maintain the measured tension of the first cable within a desired range;
• and
• operating the second cable tensioner continuously in response to the measured tension of the second cable to maintain the measured tension of the second cable within the desired range.