A floating reef and marine ranch that automatically rises and falls against wind and waves

Abstract

This invention discloses a floating reef and marine ranch with automatic raising and lowering mechanism to withstand wind and waves. A central float and surrounding floats provide the necessary buoyancy for the grower frame; the central float and surrounding floats are connected by float connecting ropes; these ropes are secured to the grower frame with elastic clips; when a typhoon arrives, the float connecting ropes disengage from the elastic clips, causing the surrounding floats to separate from the grower frame, and the grower frame to sink. After the typhoon, a piercing pin punctures the flexible protective cover, allowing seawater to enter. The water-sensitive rod head in contact with the seawater dissolves and loses its damping effect. The internal pressure of the high-pressure gas cylinder pushes the sealing rod outwards from the cylinder opening. At this time, the high-pressure gas in the high-pressure gas cylinder fills the airbag, generating buoyancy and raising the grower frame to the surface, thus achieving automatic typhoon resistance. Constructing a marine ranch with the floating reef as the main body fully utilizes the spatial advantages of the three-dimensional medium of seawater, expands the continuous supply methods of primary productivity, and enhances the supply capacity of new productivity.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of floating reef technology, and more particularly to a floating reef and marine ranch that automatically rises and falls in the face of wind and waves. Background Technology

[0002] Marine ranching refers to artificial fishing grounds established in a specific sea area for the planned cultivation and management of fishery resources. Marine ranching mainly utilizes engineering methods, based on the principles of marine ecosystems and the interaction between organisms and the environment, to create a suitable fishing ground environment for the reproduction, habitation, and growth of aquatic organisms, thereby achieving the natural reproduction and replenishment of aquatic biological resources and promoting the improvement and restoration of the marine ecosystem.

[0003] The construction of marine ranches uses artificial reefs as the main structure and stock enhancement as an auxiliary means. While protecting the original fishery resources, it adds new species resources and combines tourism and sightseeing functions.

[0004] The East my country Sea is one of my country's important areas for fishery resource development, but it also faces unfavorable conditions such as high winds and waves, low visibility, and siltation. Typhoons and other severe sea conditions are highly destructive to surface artificial reef facilities. Low visibility affects photosynthesis, oxygen dissolution, and hydrodynamics, leading to water quality deterioration, nutrient enrichment, and increased harmful algae growth. Siltation poses risks such as sediment accumulation, bottom oxygen depletion, and heavy metal pollution. These conditions place high demands on the construction methods of marine ranches.

[0005] Most existing marine ranching areas in the East China Sea have achieved habitat reconstruction through the deployment of bottom-dwelling artificial reefs, with the goal of enhancing and conserving fishery resources and improving the local marine ecological environment. However, due to the natural environmental conditions of the East China Sea, most of the bottom-dwelling artificial reefs experience varying degrees of subsidence and siltation after several years, and some are even completely buried. Floating reefs are easily damaged by typhoons and storm surges, and their lifespan is greatly shortened, making it difficult to sustain the comprehensive effects of artificial reefs in this area in the long term.

[0006] In summary, the existing technology has the following drawbacks:

[0007] 1. The East China Sea has high primary productivity and is rich in nutrients. The flow field effect generated by traditional bottom artificial reefs has no significant effect on improving primary productivity. Due to the low visibility of the water, a large amount of nutrients cannot be fully utilized.

[0008] 2. Existing marine ranching construction methods mainly rely on bottom-level artificial reefs, which cannot meet or adapt to the harsh natural environmental conditions in the East China Sea, and the construction results are often unsatisfactory. Marine ranches with floating reefs as the main structure are not mature enough in terms of design, installation, stability, and durability, and have poor resistance to strong typhoons, so they cannot provide a stable habitat and foraging environment for marine aquatic animals.

[0009] 3. The East China Sea has complex sea conditions, especially with frequent severe weather, turbid water, and serious sediment accumulation on the seabed. At present, there is still a lack of effective and widely applicable methods for constructing marine ranches for this sea condition. Summary of the Invention

[0010] This invention provides a floating reef and marine ranch that automatically rises and falls to resist wind and waves. It can automatically sink during typhoons and automatically rise afterward, thus adapting to local conditions in areas with high waves, low visibility, and siltation. Through scientific planning and construction, it fully utilizes the environmental resources of the entire water column, ensuring a large supply of sustainable new productivity and the production of high-quality aquatic products, while also improving the ecological environment of the surrounding sea area.

[0011] This invention provides a wave-resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef, comprising: a central float, surrounding floats, a growth tank frame, a central anchor, surrounding anchors, a central anchor connecting rope, float connecting ropes, a frame connecting rope, surrounding anchor connecting ropes, an elastic buckle, a high-pressure gas cylinder, a piercing striker, a flexible protective cover, a T-joint component, an air bladder, a sealing rod, and a water-sensitive rod head; the central anchor is connected to the central float via the central anchor connecting rope; the central float is connected to the surrounding floats via the float connecting rope; the float connecting rope is secured to the growth tank frame via the elastic buckle; the central float is connected to the growth tank frame via the frame connecting rope; and the growth tank frame is connected to the surrounding anchors via the surrounding anchor connecting rope. Connection; the central anchor is located at the center of the surrounding anchors; the high-pressure gas cylinder is mounted on the incubator frame; the first port of the three-way component is connected to the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder; the second port of the three-way component is connected to the airbag; the sealing rod is disposed in the three-way component, the first end of the sealing rod blocks the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder, and the second end of the sealing rod is located at the third port of the three-way component; the water-sensitive rod head is disposed at the second end of the sealing rod, blocking the third port of the three-way component; the flexible protective cover covers the outside of the water-sensitive rod head; the bottom of the puncture needle is disposed on the water-sensitive rod head, and the needle tip of the puncture needle faces the flexible protective cover.

[0012] Specifically, it also includes: a buckle connecting rope; the elastic buckle is tied to the incubator frame via the buckle connecting rope; and the float connecting rope is secured in the elastic buckle.

[0013] Specifically, one end of the frame connecting rope is connected to the central float, and the remaining ends of the frame connecting rope are connected to the growth device frame at equal intervals.

[0014] Specifically, it also includes: a training rope; the training rope is set on the training device frame.

[0015] Specifically, the growing device frame is a growing device pipe; the high-pressure gas cylinder, the flexible protective cover, the three-way component, and the airbag are all installed in the growing device pipe; the growing device pipe has an opening.

[0016] Specifically, the flexible protective cover is made of rubber, latex, or plastic.

[0017] Specifically, the water-sensitive rod head is made of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, or polyethylene glycol.

[0018] Specifically, the elastic buckle is made of stainless steel.

[0019] The present invention also provides a wave-resistant, automatically rising and falling marine ranch, comprising: a floating reef composed of the wave-resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef as described above.

[0020] One or more technical solutions provided in this invention have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0021] The central and surrounding floats provide the necessary buoyancy for the culturer frame, maintaining its correct position on the water surface or in the water layer and preventing it from sinking to the bottom. The central and surrounding floats are connected by float connecting lines, which are secured to the culturer frame with elastic clips. During a typhoon, the waves can cause the float connecting lines to detach from the elastic clips, separating the surrounding floats from the culturer frame and causing it to sink. After the typhoon, the combined pressure of the seawater and the piercing pin punctures the wall of the flexible protective shield, allowing seawater to enter. The water-sensitive rod tip, in contact with the seawater, gradually softens and dissolves, losing its damping effect approximately 4-7 days after the typhoon. The internal pressure of the high-pressure gas cylinder pushes the sealing rod at the cylinder opening outwards, allowing high-pressure gas to fill the air bladder and generate buoyancy, thus lifting the culturer frame to the surface. This design allows floating reefs to automatically sink to deeper waters under the threat of typhoons and automatically rise to the surface after a suitable time, thus avoiding the massive damage caused by typhoons and achieving the purpose of automatic typhoon resistance. By constructing marine ranches with floating reefs as the main body, a layered and three-dimensional artificial habitat system for marine ranches is built. This fully utilizes the spatial advantages of the three-dimensional medium of seawater, expands the continuous supply of primary productivity, enhances the supply capacity of new productivity, and creates a variable-layer floating reef system that integrates the surface and bottom layers and can withstand the impact of strong typhoons. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the wind and wave resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef provided in an embodiment of the present invention under normal conditions;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism against wind and waves provided in an embodiment of the present invention in a submerged state;

[0024] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the automatic inflation device in the floating reef that automatically rises and falls against wind and waves, provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the connection between the elastic buckle 10 and the growth device frame 3 in the wind and wave resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of a wind and wave resistant, automatically raising and lowering marine ranch provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Among them, 1-Central float, 2-Surrounding float, 3-Cultivator frame, 4-Central anchor, 5-Surrounding anchor, 6-Central anchor connecting rope, 7-Float connecting rope, 8-Frame connecting rope, 9-Surrounding anchor connecting rope, 10-Elastic buckle, 11-High-pressure gas cylinder, 12-Piercing striker, 13-Flexible protective cover, 14-T-connector, 15-Airbag, 16-Sealing rod, 17-Water-sensitive rod head, 18-Buckling connecting rope, 19-Cultivation rope, 20-Floating reef, 21-Cable. Detailed Implementation

[0029] This invention provides a floating reef and marine ranch that automatically rises and falls to resist wind and waves. It can automatically sink during typhoons and automatically rise afterward, thus adapting to local conditions in areas with large waves, low visibility, and siltation. Through scientific planning and construction, it fully utilizes the environmental resources of the entire water column, ensuring a large supply of sustainable new productivity and the production of high-quality aquatic products, while also improving the ecological environment of the surrounding sea area.

[0030] To better understand the above technical solutions, the following will provide a detailed explanation of the technical solutions in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown in the embodiment of the present invention, the wind and wave resistant automatic raising and lowering floating reef includes: a central float 1, surrounding floats 2, a growth tank frame 3, a central anchor 4, surrounding anchors 5, a central anchor connecting rope 6, float connecting rope 7, frame connecting rope 8, surrounding anchor connecting rope 9, an elastic buckle 10, a high-pressure gas cylinder 11, a piercing striker 12, a flexible protective cover 13, a three-way connector 14, an airbag 15, a sealing rod 16, and a water-sensitive rod head 17; the central anchor 4 is connected to the central float 1 via the central anchor connecting rope 6; the central float 1 is connected to the surrounding floats 2 via the float connecting rope 7; the float connecting rope 7 is secured to the growth tank frame 3 via the elastic buckle 10; the central float 1 is connected to the growth tank frame 3 via the frame connecting rope 8; the growth tank frame 3 is connected to the surrounding anchors 5... The surrounding anchors 5 are connected by rope 9; the center anchor 4 is located at the center of the surrounding anchors 5; the high-pressure gas cylinder 11 is set on the incubator frame 3; the first port of the three-way component 14 is connected to the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder 11; the second port of the three-way component 14 is connected to the air bag 15; the sealing rod 16 is set in the three-way component 14, the first end of the sealing rod 16 blocks the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder 11, and the second end of the sealing rod 16 is located at the third port of the three-way component 14; the water-sensitive rod head 17 is set at the second end of the sealing rod 16, blocking the third port of the three-way component 14; the flexible protective cover 13 covers the outside of the water-sensitive rod head 17; the bottom of the puncture needle 12 is set on the water-sensitive rod head 17, and the needle tip of the puncture needle 12 faces the flexible protective cover 13. The high-pressure gas cylinder 11, the puncture needle 12, the flexible protective cover 13, the three-way component 14, the air bag 15, the sealing rod 16, and the water-sensitive rod head 17 constitute the automatic inflation device in this embodiment of the invention. The second end of the sealing rod 16 is tightened by the water-sensitive rod head 17 to achieve a seal on the mouth of the high-pressure gas cylinder 11.

[0032] In this embodiment, the central float 1 is a polyethylene float with a diameter of 80.0 cm; the surrounding floats 2 are polyethylene floats with a diameter of 40.0 cm. The flexible protective cover 13 is made of rubber, latex, or plastic. The water-sensitive rod head 17 is made of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, or polyethylene glycol. The elastic buckle 10 is made of stainless steel. The high-pressure gas cylinder 11 is a high-pressure carbon dioxide cylinder. The float connecting ropes 7 have a diameter of 3 cm, and there are a total of 8 float connecting ropes 7.

[0033] To ensure that it will not detach under normal conditions, and to allow the surrounding floats 2 to be separated from the incubator frame 3 during typhoons, the slot of the elastic buckle 10 is 1.5cm wide.

[0034] The structure of the automatically rising and falling floating reef that resists wind and waves provided in the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail, such as... Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, it also includes: a buckle connecting rope 18; an elastic buckle 10 is tied to the incubator frame 3 via the buckle connecting rope 18; and a float connecting rope 7 is secured in the elastic buckle 10.

[0035] To improve the stability of the grower frame 3 after sinking, one end of the frame connecting rope 8 is connected to the central float 1, and the other ends of the frame connecting rope 8 are connected to the grower frame 3 at equal intervals.

[0036] The structure of the wind and wave resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef provided in the embodiment of the present invention is further described, including: a growth rope 19; the growth rope 19 is set on the growth device frame 3.

[0037] In this embodiment, the growing rope 19 is a nylon rope with a diameter of 3cm~3.2cm and a length of ≤2.6m.

[0038] The structure of the wind and wave resistant, automatically rising and falling floating reef provided in the embodiment of the present invention will be further described. The grower frame 3 is the grower pipe; the high-pressure gas cylinder 11, the flexible protective cover 13, the three-way component 14, and the air bag 15 are all set in the grower pipe; the grower pipe has an opening.

[0039] It should be noted that symmetrically arranging multiple sets of high-pressure gas cylinders 11, flexible protective covers 13, three-way components 14, and airbags 15 in the incubator pipeline can improve the stability of the structure and the buoyancy efficiency.

[0040] In this embodiment, the growing device pipeline is a square raft frame composed of hollow polyethylene pipes, with a side length of approximately 2.0m and an inner diameter of approximately 30.0cm.

[0041] The working process of the automatically rising and falling floating reef that resists wind and waves provided in the embodiments of the present invention is described below:

[0042] Under normal conditions, the grower pipe is stabilized on the water surface by the surrounding floats 2 and the float connecting ropes 7. Under the influence of typhoons or storm surges, when the wind force gradually reaches or exceeds level 10, the huge impact force of the waves causes the float connecting ropes 7 to detach from the elastic buckles 10. At this time, the surrounding floats 2 separate from the grower pipe, causing the grower pipe and the grower rope 19 to descend together to a water layer of 5-10m. At this time, the frame connecting rope 8 works, and the central float pulls the grower pipe through the frame connecting rope 8 to stabilize it in the sea.

[0043] When the grower pipe is at a working water depth of 5-10m, seawater enters the grower pipe through the opening. The seawater pressure causes the flexible protective cover 13 to deform under pressure, and the cover wall of the flexible protective cover 13 breaks and becomes submerged due to contact with the needle tip of the piercing pin 12. At this time, the water-sensitive rod head 17 begins to dissolve upon contact with water, softening and dissolving completely in about 4-7 days, thus losing its securing effect on the second end of the sealing rod 16. Driven by the high-pressure gas in the high-pressure gas cylinder 11, the sealing rod 16 linearly displaces and disengages from the third port of the three-way component 14. At this point, the air passage connecting the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder 11 to the airbag 15 is opened, and the high-pressure gas in the high-pressure gas cylinder 11 is introduced into the airbag 15 through the first and second ports of the three-way component 14, thus achieving the effect of rapid release of high-pressure gas into the airbag 15. When the airbags 15 in 2-3 grower pipes are inflated, it is sufficient to raise the grower pipe to the sea surface, thus achieving an automatic buoyancy effect.

[0044] It should be noted that the materials of the flexible protective cover 13 and the water-sensitive rod head 17 can be selected according to the required sinking and rising time.

[0045] like Figure 6 As shown, the wave-resistant, automatically rising and falling marine ranch provided in this embodiment of the invention includes: floating reefs 20 as described above. Specifically, four floating reefs 20 are connected by cables 21.

[0046] In this embodiment of the invention, the marine ranch construction is a floating reef system with primary productivity regulation as its core objective and enhanced surface water biological community stability, biodiversity, and water physical stability as important goals. This system will create a large-scale surface biological community, including epiphytic algae, various attached animals and prey organisms, and various swimming animals congregating in the middle and upper layers. The surface algae field is unaffected by water visibility and sediment bottom; large algae will absorb large amounts of nutrients in the upper water layer, continuously providing new productivity. The organisms in this area exert a major controlling effect on energy flow and material cycling in the bottom water through the action of biological pumps, also creating conditions for the regulation and optimization of bottom fish and large invertebrate communities.

[0047] Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention also provide a formula for calculating the number of floating reefs in a unit artificial reef group:

[0048]

[0049] In the formula, For secondary production volume, For primary production volume, For ecological efficiency, It is at the trophic level.

[0050]

[0051] In the formula, 鱼 Production volume of the target fish species. Ecological efficiency (using Lindemann's law as ecological efficiency, i.e., 10%). For the target fish's trophic level, j For the productivity of phytoplankton per relative area of ​​a single floating reef system, i For the productivity of large seaweed in a single floating reef system, The number of floating reefs required to achieve a specific production volume for a target species.

[0052] This invention provides the first-ever formula for calculating the scale of floating reef deployment. The optimal scale of floating reef deployment can be determined based on the expected yield of the target species in the marine ranch construction area, thereby achieving the goal of scientifically regulating the primary productivity of the water area and realizing a win-win situation of improving fishery resources and the ecological environment.

[0053] This invention addresses the environmental conditions of the East China Sea, where rough seas and siltation are common. It presents a method for constructing marine ranches using floating reefs as the primary structure. This method effectively utilizes the entire water column, mitigating the impact of harsh marine conditions. It can withstand severe sea conditions, automatically sinking to a depth of 5-10 meters during typhoons and resurfacing afterward, ensuring the integrity of the floating reef's main function. The floating reef system, composed of both rigid and flexible structures, primarily provides structured habitats for attached organisms (such as large seaweed and mussels), effectively absorbing abundant nutrients from the sea, enhancing new productivity, and focusing on the integrated regulation and maintenance of marine ranch conservation targets. This ultimately achieves the goals of increasing marine fishery resources and improving the marine ecological environment.

[0054] Any aspects of this invention not described in detail in the embodiments are well-known techniques to those skilled in the art. Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this invention and not to limit it. Although this invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this invention without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention, and all such modifications and substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this invention.

Claims

1. A floating fish reef that automatically rises and falls against wind and waves, characterized in that, include: The system includes a center float, surrounding floats, a growth tank frame, a center anchor, surrounding anchors, a center anchor connecting rope, float connecting ropes, a frame connecting rope, surrounding anchor connecting ropes, elastic buckles, a high-pressure gas cylinder, a puncture striker, a flexible protective cover, a three-way connector, an airbag, a sealing rod, and a water-sensitive rod head. The center anchor is connected to the center float via the center anchor connecting rope. The center float is connected to the surrounding floats via the float connecting rope. The float connecting rope is secured to the growth tank frame via the elastic buckle. The center float is connected to the growth tank frame via the frame connecting rope. The growth tank frame is connected to the surrounding anchors via the surrounding anchor connecting rope. The center anchor is located at... The center of the surrounding anchor; the high-pressure gas cylinder is set on the growth device frame; the first port of the three-way component is connected to the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder; the second port of the three-way component is connected to the air bladder; the sealing rod is set in the three-way component, the first end of the sealing rod blocks the outlet of the high-pressure gas cylinder, and the second end of the sealing rod is located at the third port of the three-way component; the water-sensitive rod head is set at the second end of the sealing rod, blocking the third port of the three-way component; the flexible protective cover covers the outside of the water-sensitive rod head; the bottom of the puncture needle is set on the water-sensitive rod head, and the needle tip of the puncture needle faces the flexible protective cover.

2. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism resistant to wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A buckle connecting rope; the elastic buckle is tied to the growth device frame via the buckle connecting rope; the float connecting rope is secured in the elastic buckle.

3. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism resistant to wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the frame connecting rope is connected to the central float, and the other ends of the frame connecting rope are connected to the growth device frame at equal intervals.

4. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism against wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A training rope; the training rope is mounted on the frame of the training device.

5. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism against wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The growing device frame is a growing device pipe; the high-pressure gas cylinder, the flexible protective cover, the three-way component, and the airbag are all installed in the growing device pipe; the growing device pipe has an opening.

6. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism resistant to wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The flexible protective cover is made of rubber, latex, or plastic.

7. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism against wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The water-sensitive rod head is made of polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, or polyethylene glycol.

8. The floating reef with automatic raising and lowering mechanism against wind and waves as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The elastic buckle is made of stainless steel.

9. A marine ranch with automatic raising and lowering mechanism resistant to wind and waves, characterized in that, include: It consists of a floating reef that automatically rises and falls in the face of wind and waves, as described in any one of claims 1-8.

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