Oyster cage flipping system

A system comprising:

• a support structure extending along a main axis, the support structure having a first end and a second end, the support structure configured to be deployed in water such that, when in a deployed position, the second end is submerged in water and the first end remains above water;
• a carriage configured to travel along a first side of the support structure and to engage with a cage floating in water;
• and
• a lifting device configured to move the carriage;
• wherein the carriage comprises:
• a carriage guide moveably attached to the support structure on the first side of the support structure;
• a lift arm attached to the carriage guide at a proximal end of the lift arm extending in a direction away from the first side of the support structure;
• a balance bar attached at a distal end of the lift arm, a middle section of the balance bar attached to the lift arm such that the balance bar extends on a first side and a second side of the lift arm, is arranged substantially perpendicular to the lift arm, and is substantially perpendicular to a main axis of the support structure;
• and
• a flipping apparatus coupled to the lift arm;
• wherein the flipping apparatus comprises:
• a carriage table coupled to the balance bar at the distal end of the lift arm such that the carriage table rotates about a rotation axis of the balance bar, the carriage table comprising a lifting frame adapted to allow water to flow through the lifting frame;
• and
• a carriage foot comprising a frame that extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of the carriage table and configured to engage with at least an edge of the cage.