Fish carcass disposal system

摘要

A water-powered fish carcass disposal system that floats in a body of water, grinds fish carcasses into pieces having a desired size, and returns the pieces of the ground fish carcasses into the body of water.

主权项

1. A fish disposal system comprising:
a paddlewheel configured for flotation within a body of water, the paddlewheel having a wheel portion configured for rotation about a rotation axis in response to current flow within the body of water; and a grinder having a plurality of cutting elements, each cutting element of the plurality of cutting elements being configured for rotation about a respective grinding axis, the plurality of cutting elements being coupled to the paddlewheel such that rotation of the wheel portion of the paddlewheel about the rotation axis effects a corresponding rotation of each cutting element of the plurality of cutting elements about its respective grinding axis, wherein the plurality of cutting elements define a grinding zone configured to receive one or more fish carcasses and an exit zone configured to receive pieces of the ground fish carcasses, the exit zone being in fluid communication with the body of water.