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AssigneeFlash Technology Corporation of America
InventorsFred Mark, Richard Northrup, Larry Ouellette, Roberto Schipp, Ronald Ihrie, Edward Boyer, William F. Somers
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A system for directing fish away from danger points at an underwater structure includes multiple submersible flash heads operatively connected to a flash head control unit. The flash sequence, rate and intensity are adjustable by the system operator in real time using a system control unit which can be remotely located. The flash heads are strobed in a manner intended to alter the behavior of the fish. The system may include means to generate an air curtain near the flash heads to improve light dispersion and water jet means to clean the lenses on the flash heads.
A system for directing the movement of fish in water near a man made structure, the system comprising:
A system for directing the movement of fish comprising multiple flash heads and means to control the flash heads, each flash head comprising a waterproof flash head housing, a flash tube mounted inside the flash head housing, and cooling means mounted internal to the housing for cooling the flash head.
A system for directing the movement of fish proximate a structure located in a body of water comprising multiple flash heads submerged in the water and arranged in a pattern proximate the structure, control means operatively connected to each flash head to cause the multiple flash heads to produce through a flash head lens a sequence of flashes which are visible to the fish, and air curtain means to generate air bubbles proximate one or more of the flash heads.
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