Automated open ocean fish farm structures and systems for open ocean fish farming

A system for growing aquatic animal resources to be maintained in an approximate geostationary position comprising:

• a plurality of autonomous submersible aquatic structures each such structure further comprising:
• (a) a submersible cage enclosure for growing aquatic animal resource within a cage volume contained therein;
• (b) a topside buoy tethered to said cage enclosure by at least one main tether, and wherein said topside buoy comprises a topside propulsion means;
• (c) a remote controlled onboard dynamic positioning system capable of maintaining the aquatic structure in an approximate geostationary position;
• (d) an onboard buoyancy control system coupled to the remote controlled onboard dynamic positioning system;
• (e) an onboard propulsion system coupled to the remote controlled onboard dynamic positioning system configured to propel the aquatic structure within the aquatic environment;
• wherein said remote controlled onboard dynamic positioning system communicates with the onboard buoyancy control system and the onboard propulsion system to position said structure within the aquatic environment and to maintain said structure in an approximate geostationary position and the cage enclosure at a given depth relative to the water surface, and
• wherein each of said structure of the system further has a communication system for communicating its position relative to the positions of at least one other aquatic structure of said system in order to maintain each such submersible structure in a group pattern relative to the other submersible structures in approximate correspondence with a target geostationary position.