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A Note for First-Year Farmers
Plan a Farm. Plant a Garden.
Buy & Source Your Gear
Bring Your Farm Design to Life Create a Gear List Purchase Equipment Store & Organize Your Gear
Prep Your Lines
Identify Different Lines Measure & Cut Your Lines Splice Connection Points
Assemble Your Arrays
Lay Out the System
Learn Your Knots
Connection Points
Anchor System Overview Anchor to Chain Anchor to Line Anchor to Tag Line Chain to Anchor Line Tensioning Buoy Anchor Line to Growline Anchor Line to Anchor Buoy 5-Line Array Anchor Line to Bridle Spreader Bar to Growlines Spreader to Vertical Bridle Growline Buoys to Growline Mid-Line Spreaders to Growline
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Lesson 4 Assemble Your Arrays

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Learn Your Knots

One of the critical parts of putting together your arrays is making tight and secure connections between different elements of the system. Connection points, especially those between different types of material, are common places of failure. Ensuring that you are using knots not prone to chafing and having adequate space to tie your knots can help reduce this problem. 

There are three key knots you’ll want to master as you put together your arrays.

Knots are used throughout an ocean farm to connect different components together.

Key Knots for Ocean Farming:

  1. Bowline

  2. Anchor knot

  3. Butterfly Knot

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to tie each of them and where they’re used on the farm.