A containment pen for finfish aquaculture, comprising a supporting
structure, a net attached to the supporting structure and defining a
containment volume for containing finfish, wherein the net comprises a
plurality of removable net panels, wherein each of the removable net
panels comprises a discrete piece of flexible netting attached along its
perimeter to one or more substantially rigid members, and wherein the
removable net panels are configured to be removable from the containment
pen with the piece of flexible netting remaining attached to the
substantially rigid members.