#$%^&*AU2012101928A420150618.pdf#####Abstract A raft type assembly for the cultivation and drying of rock oysters in the intertidal zone comprising a flotation chamber or other buoyancy apparatus secured by crossmembers or beams, baskets for oyster cultivation attached to such raft, a mooring point and tether to secure such raft within an oyster lease area, a valve system to allow for flotation and submersion, and a shade cloth to cover the raft for protection from excessive direct sunlight during the drying process. The assembly can either be easily fully submerged, remaining on the seabed of the intertidal zone (secured in a fashion within the lease area) to facilitate the cultivation process during the natural high tide and remaining on the seabed during low tides, and floated with all oyster baskets fully above the water surface at both the natural high tide and low tide to facilitate the drying process, without the need to unnecessarily remove the oyster baskets from the raft (or their furniture) or transport them to another location to undertake such cultivation and drying processes.
