METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUSPENDED PARTICULATES OR MARINE LIFE

摘要

A method of controlling movement of suspended particulates or marine life in a body of water. The method includes introducing into the body of water containing suspended particulates or marine life a containment/exclusion boom (10) having a curtain (14) formed of a flexible fabric that controls the passage of suspended particulates or marine life through the curtain (14) and injecting a gas into the water in a manner effective substantially to remove fouling material from the curtain (14). Further, the present invention relates to a method of cleaning fouling material from a boom curtain (10) suspended in a body of water, a containment/exclusion boom (10) for controlling movement of suspended particulates or marine life in a body of water, and use of the boom of the present invention for filtering intake water or reducing transmission of energy of the shock wave of an underwater explosion (400).