A system and method for clam farming includes a supply ship coupled to a clam
planter
via a supply tube bundle having a plurality of individual tubes. The supply ship
has a separation station configured for introducing individual clams into the individual
supply tubes at a periodic interval. The clam planter includes an underwater vehicle
and a plurality of row components that are slideably engaged with the underwater
vehicle. Each of the row components is coupled to one of the individual tubes.
As the underwater vehicle travels in a forward direction, the row components plow
furrows and transport the individual clams into the furrows as they exit the individual
tubes according to the periodic interval. A clam farm results having rows of clams
near node points spaced from one another by node and row separation distances.