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Claims for Patent: 5,433,173

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Summary for Patent: 5,433,173

Title:	Method of improving production of seafood
Abstract:	A method of improved production of seafood comprises (1) testing the water at the surface of the ocean in order to determine the nutrients that are missing, (2) applying a fertilizer that contains the missing nutrients, to fertilize the surface of the ocean, and (3) harvesting the increased production of seafood that results from the fertilization.
Inventor(s):	Markles, Jr.; Michael (Alexandria, VA)
Assignee:
Application Number:	08/234,374
Patent Claims:	1. A method of improved production of seafood comprising the following steps: (1) testing an area of the surface of the ocean, in order to determine at least one of the nutrients that is missing to a significant extent; and (2) applying a fertilizer to fertilize the surface of the ocean, said fertilizer comprising a float material and at least one of said nutrients; and (3) harvesting at least a portion of the increased production of seafood that results from said fertilization of said ocean. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron, and said fertilizer dissolves slowly in the ocean. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer comprises a phosphate. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer comprises trace minerals. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said float material is selected from rice hulls, wheat chaff, ground corn cobs, peanut hulls and other ecologically suitable float materials. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer further comprises a high molecular weight starch. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron and a float material. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron, a float material and a high molecular weight starch. 9. A method of ocean fertilization comprising the following step: applying a fertilizer to fertilize the surface of the ocean, said fertilizer comprising a float material and at least one of the nutrients that is missing to a significant extent. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron, and said fertilizer dissolves slowly in the ocean. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer comprises a phosphate. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer comprises trace minerals. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein said float material is selected from rice hulls, wheat chaff, ground corn cobs, peanut hulls and other ecologically suitable float materials. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer further comprises a high molecular weight starch. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron and a float material. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein said fertilizer comprises iron, a float material and a high molecular weight starch.

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