A method and an apparatus for removing contamination from a body of water

Abstract

A method for removing contamination from a body of water, the method comprising placing a floating cultivating raft (10) in the body of water, wherein the floating cultivating raft comprises a base fabric (11), a floating layer (12), a cultivating layer (13), which layers (11, 12, 13) are stitched together with a stitch (14), and wherein the cultivating layer (13) is configured to receive and host plants, floating the floating cultivating raft (10) in the body of water for a time period, removing the floating cultivating raft (10) from the body of water by pulling the floating cultivating raft (10) with means for pulling (32) attached to the floating cultivating raft (10), and cutting the plants from the floating cultivating raft (10) by means of cutting (29).