Jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef

By designing a floating reef with a jellyfish-like structure, the tentacles are driven to swing using wave energy, mimicking the movement pattern of jellyfish escaping predators. This solves the problem that traditional submerged reefs cannot effectively attract and concentrate upper-layer fish, achieving dynamic attraction of fish and the formation of live habitats, thus improving fish aggregation efficiency.

CN120642795BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04HAINAN TROPICAL OCEAN UNIV
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Application Number
CN202511148885.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-08-18
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2045-08-18

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Technical Problem

Traditional submerged artificial reefs are ineffective at attracting fish to the upper and middle layers of the water because they do not incorporate bionic principles and therefore have poor attraction results.

Method used

A floating reef with a jellyfish-like structure is designed. It uses buoyancy chambers and vertically suspended strip-shaped tentacles to simulate the shape of a jellyfish. The tentacles are driven to swing by wave energy. Combined with the design of springs and compression rings, it simulates the movement pattern of a jellyfish escaping predators, enhancing its visual appeal. The reef is kept stable by connecting cable groups and anchoring components.

Benefits of technology

It enhances the dynamic attraction of fish, forms a living habitat, increases fish aggregation efficiency, avoids structural damage, adapts to limited swaying under wave action, and meets the stratified habitat needs of different fish species.

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Abstract

The application discloses a jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef and belongs to the technical field of artificial fish reefs. The jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef comprises a buoyancy cabin, a plurality of vertical suspension strip tentacles arranged at the bottom of the buoyancy cabin, and an anchoring assembly connected with the buoyancy cabin through a connecting cable group, a bearing ring fixedly connected below the buoyancy cabin, the strip tentacles being uniformly distributed below the bearing ring, a through hole being arranged on the bearing ring, a pair of arc-shaped moving plates being arranged on the buoyancy cabin, a wave-encountering plate being fixedly connected on each of the arc-shaped moving plates, a fixed plate being fixedly connected at the center of the top of the buoyancy cabin, and a squeezing ring being fixedly connected on each of the arc-shaped moving plates. The wave-encountering plate is pushed by the wave impact to drive the arc-shaped moving plate, the kinetic energy is released after the energy of the squeezing spring is stored, the squeezing ring is periodically pressed down, the water pressure flows into the through hole, and the strip tentacles are forced to high-frequency shake to simulate the movement mode of the jellyfish when the jellyfish escapes from the natural enemy, and the dynamic collection effect on the fish is obviously improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of artificial reefs, in particular to a jellyfish-imitating structure floating artificial reef. BACKGROUND

[0002] An artificial reef is an underwater device artificially constructed, mainly used to improve the marine ecological environment (artificial reefs provide a habitat similar to natural reefs for marine organisms. Many marine organisms, such as fish, shellfish, algae, etc., need to attach or hide in the habitat to avoid predators, reproduce and forage), to increase fishery resources (artificial reefs can attract and gather fish, provide food and habitat for them, thereby improving the reproduction rate and survival rate of fish), and to protect marine biodiversity.

[0003] Traditional artificial reefs are made of reinforced concrete structures, with a plurality of holes formed therein to increase porosity and permeability, so as to form a reef. The above artificial reefs are mainly sinking reefs used to attract marine bottom fish, and there are relatively few reefs for attracting mid-water and upper-layer fish. The reefs for attracting fish mainly set shading structures underwater to attract fish, without incorporating bionics principles, and the effect of attracting fish is not good. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to overcome the problems in the prior art and provide a jellyfish-imitating structure floating artificial reef to improve the dynamic attraction effect on fish.

[0005] The present application provides a jellyfish-imitating structure floating artificial reef, comprising a buoyancy cabin, a plurality of vertical suspension strip tentacles arranged at the bottom of the buoyancy cabin, and an anchoring assembly connected to the buoyancy cabin through a connecting cable group, a load-bearing ring fixedly connected to the bottom of the buoyancy cabin, a plurality of strip tentacles evenly distributed at the bottom of the load-bearing ring, a plurality of through holes corresponding to the strip tentacles arranged on the load-bearing ring, and the top end of the strip tentacle located in the through hole; a pair of arc-shaped moving plates are arranged on the buoyancy cabin, the arc-shaped moving plates are connected to the buoyancy cabin through a rotating shaft, a wave-encountering plate is fixedly connected to each of the arc-shaped moving plates, a fixed plate is fixedly connected to the center of the top of the buoyancy cabin, the wave-encountering plate is connected to the fixed plate through a spring, and an extrusion ring is fixedly connected to the side of the arc-shaped moving plate close to the load-bearing ring, wherein when the extrusion ring moves to one side of the load-bearing ring, the water flow is pressed into the through hole, so that the strip tentacle swings.

[0006] Preferably, the strip tentacle comprises a plurality of woven belts and a plurality of buoyancy balls, the buoyancy balls are made of silica gel, the woven belts and the buoyancy balls are alternately connected, and the topmost woven belt is located in the through hole.

[0007] Preferably, the braided belt increases in length from top to bottom, and the buoyancy ball decreases in diameter from top to bottom.

[0008] Preferably, the buoyancy ball is provided with an attachment groove on the surface, and the braided belt is provided with degradable attractant fibers on the surface.

[0009] Preferably, the braided belt fixedly connected with the hinge ball in the through hole is provided with a limiting groove for limiting the hinge ball in the through hole, and the hinge ball surface and the limiting groove have a gap.

[0010] Preferably, the connecting cable group comprises a center cable and a plurality of main cables, one end of the plurality of main cables is hingedly connected to the bottom of the buoyancy cabin, the other end is gathered to the center cable, and the center cable is fixedly connected with the anchoring assembly.

[0011] Preferably, the anchoring assembly is provided as a ladder-shaped concrete block, and a plurality of guide grooves are provided on the surface.

[0012] Preferably, the center cable is provided with a bite-proof sleeve on the surface, and the bite-proof sleeve is woven with stainless steel woven mesh.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the jellyfish structure floating fish reef of the present application provides overall buoyancy through the buoyancy cabin, ensures that the fish reef is suspended in the target water layer, simulates the shape of a jellyfish through the combination of the bearing ring and the vertical strip-shaped tentacle, and the strip-shaped tentacle is designed to be hinged to make it naturally swing in the ocean current, thereby enhancing the visual attraction to fish, and automatically triggered by wave energy, the wave board is pushed by the wave impact to move the arc-shaped moving plate, the spring is energized and then releases kinetic energy to drive the extrusion ring to periodically press down, the water pressure flows into the through hole to force the strip-shaped tentacle to high-frequency vibrate to simulate the movement mode of the jellyfish when escaping from natural enemies, thereby effectively improving the dynamic attraction effect on fish, and the anchoring assembly is connected through the connecting cable group, which not only ensures the stability of the position of the fish reef, but also allows it to swing under the action of waves, thereby avoiding structural damage caused by rigid fixation, solves the problem that the traditional bottom-sinking fish reef cannot effectively attract upper-layer fish, and the synergistic effect of the floating structure and the wave response makes the fish reef become a "living body" habitat, thereby improving the aggregation efficiency of fish. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application.

[0015] Figure 2 The figure is a schematic diagram of part of the structure of the present application.

[0016] Figure 3 The figure is Figure 2 The figure is an enlarged structure schematic diagram of position A in the middle.

[0017] Figure 4 The connection cable group structure of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0018] Figure 5 The attachment groove structure of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0019] Reference signs: 1, buoyancy cabin; 2, strip tentacle; 201, braided belt; 202, buoyancy ball; 3, connection cable group; 301, center cable; 302, main cable; 4, anchoring assembly; 5, bearing ring; 6, through hole; 7, arc-shaped moving plate; 8, fixed plate; 9, spring; 10, wave-encountering plate; 11, extrusion ring; 12, attachment groove; 13, hinged ball; 14, limiting groove; 15, flow guide groove; 16, flow guide plate; 17, anti-biting sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Figures 1-5 In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the described embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort belong to the scope of protection of the present application, unless otherwise defined, and the technical terms or scientific terms used herein should be understood as the usual meanings by those skilled in the art.

[0021] The terms "first", "second", and similar terms used in the patent application specification and claims of the present application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components, and the terms "include" or "contain" and similar terms mean that the elements or objects appearing before the terms cover the elements or objects listed after the terms and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "In", "out", "up", "down", "far", "near", "front", "back" and the like are only used to represent relative positional relationships, which may change accordingly when the absolute positions of the described objects change. The drawings in the present application are not strictly drawn according to the actual proportions, and the specific sizes and quantities of the structures can be determined according to actual needs. The drawings described in the present application are only structural schematic diagrams.

[0022] The present application provides a jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef, which comprises a buoyancy cabin, a strip tentacle, a braided belt, a buoyancy ball, a connection cable group, a center cable, a main cable, an anchoring assembly, a bearing ring, a through hole, an arc-shaped moving plate, a fixed plate, a spring, a wave-encountering plate, an extrusion ring, an attachment groove, a hinged ball, a limiting groove, a flow guide groove, a flow guide plate and an anti-biting sleeve. Figures 1-4As shown, the device comprises a buoyancy chamber 1, a plurality of vertical suspension strip tentacles 2 arranged at the bottom of the buoyancy chamber 1, an anchoring assembly 4 connected to the buoyancy chamber 1 through a connecting cable group 3, a load bearing ring 5 fixedly connected to the bottom of the buoyancy chamber 1, the plurality of strip tentacles 2 being evenly distributed at the bottom of the load bearing ring 5, a plurality of through holes 6 corresponding to the strip tentacles 2 being arranged on the load bearing ring 5, and the top ends of the strip tentacles 2 being located in the through holes 6; a pair of arc-shaped moving plates 7 are arranged on the buoyancy chamber 1, the arc-shaped moving plates 7 being connected to the buoyancy chamber 1 through rotating shafts, the arc-shaped moving plates 7 each being fixedly connected to a wave-encountering plate 10, a fixed plate 8 being fixedly connected to the center of the top of the buoyancy chamber 1, the wave-encountering plate 10 being connected to the fixed plate 8 through a spring 9, and the arc-shaped moving plates 7 each being fixedly connected to a pressing ring 11 on the side close to the load bearing ring 5, the pressing ring 11 moving towards the load bearing ring 5 to press water into the through holes 6 when the arc-shaped moving plates 7 are moved, so as to swing the strip tentacles 2.

[0023] The buoyancy chamber 1 provides overall buoyancy to ensure that the fish reef is suspended in the target water layer, the combination of the load bearing ring 5 and the vertical strip tentacles 2 simulates the form of a jellyfish, the strip tentacles 2 are hinged to swing naturally in the ocean current, enhancing the visual attraction to fish, and the strip tentacles 2 are automatically triggered by wave energy, the wave-encountering plate 10 is pushed by the wave impact to drive the arc-shaped moving plates 7, the kinetic energy is released after the spring 9 is compressed to periodically press down the pressing ring 11, the water pressure flows into the through holes 6 to force the strip tentacles 2 to swing at high frequency to simulate the movement mode of a jellyfish escaping from a natural enemy, effectively improving the dynamic collection effect on fish, and the anchoring assembly 4 is connected to the buoyancy chamber 1 through the connecting cable group 3 to allow the fish reef to swing within a limited range under the action of the wave while ensuring the stability of the position of the fish reef, avoiding structural damage caused by rigid fixation, solving the problem that the traditional bottom-sinking fish reef cannot effectively collect upper-layer fish, and the synergistic effect of the floating structure and the wave response makes the fish reef become a "living body" habitat, improving the fish aggregation efficiency.

[0024] Preferably, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-2 The strip tentacles 2 comprise a plurality of woven belts 201 and a plurality of buoyancy balls 202, the buoyancy balls 202 are made of silica gel, the plurality of woven belts 201 and the plurality of buoyancy balls 202 are alternately connected in series, and the topmost woven belt 201 is located in the through hole 6.

[0025] In this embodiment, the woven belt 201 is made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene material, has high tensile strength, can resist the impact of ocean current and the biting of large fish, and prolongs the service life of the device as a whole, the buoyancy ball 202 is made of flexible silica gel material, simulates the softness of the real jellyfish tentacle, avoids damage to the fish, and its buoyancy characteristic ensures that the tentacle maintains a vertical suspension posture, the plurality of woven belts 201 and the plurality of buoyancy balls 202 are alternately connected in series to increase the surface area of the strip tentacle 2, provide an attachment base for algae and shellfish, and form a micro-ecological community.

[0026] Preferably, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-2The braided belt 201 increases in length from top to bottom, and the buoyancy ball 202 decreases in diameter from top to bottom.

[0027] In this embodiment, the braided belt 201 increases in length from top to bottom, and the buoyancy ball 202 decreases in diameter from top to bottom. The long braided belt 201 covers deep water, and the short braided belt 201 covers shallow water, forming a vertical habitat gradient to meet the stratified habitat needs of different fish species. The gradual change structure reduces the vortex resistance and avoids the winding of the strip tentacle 2, ensuring the stable form in strong current. The diameter-decreasing buoyancy ball 202 simulates the shape transition from juvenile jellyfish to adult jellyfish, enhances the natural attraction to fish, and expands the effective habitat volume of the fish reef through gradient design, prolonging the residence time of target fish.

[0028] Preferably, as shown in Figure 5 The surface of the buoyancy ball 202 is provided with an attachment groove 12, and the surface of the braided belt 201 is provided with degradable baiting fibers.

[0029] In this embodiment, the surface of the buoyancy ball 202 is provided with an attachment groove 12, which is a honeycomb-shaped groove with a depth of 2mm-5mm, increasing the surface roughness and promoting the attachment of barnacles, algae and other organisms. The biological coverage rate reaches more than 80% within 6 months, forming a natural bait bank. The surface of the braided belt 201 is provided with degradable baiting fibers, which can be made of corn protein or chitin, continuously releasing glycine, nucleotides and other baiting agents. The dual action of biological attachment and chemical baiting upgrades the fish reef from a "passive habitat" to an "active fattening farm", improving the fish weight gain rate.

[0030] Preferably, as shown in Figures 2-3 The braided belt 201 fixedly connected with a hinge ball 13 in the through hole 6, and a limiting groove 14 for limiting the hinge ball 13 is arranged in the through hole 6. There is a gap between the surface of the hinge ball 13 and the limiting groove 14. A plurality of inclined guide plates 16 are fixedly connected to the top of the hinge ball 13, and the plurality of guide plates 16 are arranged in the through hole 6.

[0031] In this embodiment, the gap between the hinge ball 13 and the limiting groove 14 allows the strip tentacle 2 to swing in multiple directions in wind and waves, avoiding breakage caused by rigid connection. The guide plates 16 are arranged on the top of the hinge ball 13, and the high-speed water flow is divided to reduce the vortex-induced vibration of the bearing ring 5, solving the structural failure problem of the floating fish reef in severe sea conditions, and achieving maintenance-free in the life cycle.

[0032] Preferably, as shown in Figures 1-4As shown, the connecting cable group 3 includes a center cable 301 and a plurality of main cables 302, one end of the plurality of main cables 302 is evenly articulated to the bottom of the buoyancy cabin 1, the other end converges to the center cable 301, the center cable 301 is fixedly connected with the anchoring assembly 4, the anchoring assembly 4 is provided as a ladder-shaped concrete block, a plurality of guide grooves 15 are formed on the surface of the anchoring assembly 4, a bite-proof sleeve 17 is sleeved on the surface of the center cable 301, and the bite-proof sleeve 17 is woven by stainless steel woven mesh.

[0033] In the embodiment, the main cables 302 are evenly articulated to disperse the pulling force, so that the single-point stress is avoided; the center cable 301 converges the stress, so that the overturning risk of the anchoring base is reduced; the ladder-shaped concrete base and the guide groove 15 enhance the sea bottom grip force in the form of a ladder; the guide groove 15 reduces the silt accumulation, ensures the long-term positioning accuracy, the bite-proof sleeve 17 made of stainless steel woven mesh is sleeved on the surface of the center cable 301, so that the cable life is prolonged, the maintenance cost is reduced, and the scratch of sharks and ships is resisted.

[0034] The use method of the jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef is as follows:

[0035] According to the marine environment of the target water area and the target fish species, the weight of the anchoring base is selected, the buoyancy of the buoyancy cabin 1 is adjusted, the strip tentacle 2 is suspended in the target water layer, the center cable 301 of the connecting cable group 3 is fixed with the anchoring base, a plurality of main cables 302 are evenly articulated to the bottom of the buoyancy cabin 1, and a umbrella-shaped traction structure is formed as shown in Figure 4 .

[0036] When the wave impacts the wave-impingement plate 10, the arc-shaped moving plate 7 is pushed to slide along the surface of the buoyancy cabin 1, and the compression spring 9 is compressed to store energy; when the compression spring 9 is compressed to a critical point, the compression spring 9 quickly releases kinetic energy, drives the arc-shaped moving plate 7 to move in the opposite direction, and drives the extrusion ring 11 to extrude the surface of the bearing ring 5 downward.

[0037] The extrusion of the extrusion ring 11 forces the water in the bearing ring 5 to form a high-speed water flow through the through hole 6 as shown in Figure 3 The water flow impacts the articulated ball 13 at the top of the strip tentacle 2, and since there is a gap between the articulated ball 13 and the limiting groove 14, the strip tentacle 2 generates multidirectional high-frequency shaking, simulating the movement form of the jellyfish escaping from the natural enemy.

[0038] The shaking of the strip tentacle 2 forms a visual stimulus, attracts middle and upper layer fish to gather, the attachment groove 12 on the surface of the buoyancy ball 202 promotes the attachment of algae and barnacles, forms a natural bait library, and the degradable baiting fiber on the surface of the woven belt 201 continuously releases amino acid substances, so that the attraction radius is expanded to 50 meters.

[0039] In the ocean current, the gradually changing length of the braided band 201 and the gradually changing diameter of the buoyancy ball 202 reduce the vortex resistance, avoid the strip tentacle 2 winding the surface of the stainless steel anti-bite sleeve 17 of the central cable 301 to resist shark biting; the guide groove 15 of the ladder-shaped anchor base reduces sediment deposition and prevents displacement, and the guide plate 16 in the through hole 6 divides the high-speed water flow, reducing the vibration of the bearing ring 5.

[0040] While embodiments of the application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that the embodiments described are only by way of example and that modifications, changes, substitutions and alterations can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the application as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A jellyfish-imitating structure floating fish reef, characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of fishery device, including buoyancy cabin (1), the vertical suspension several strip tentacles (2) are equipped with in the bottom of buoyancy cabin (1), and anchor assembly (4) is connected with the buoyancy cabin (1) by connecting cable group (3), the load ring (5) is fixedly connected in the bottom of buoyancy cabin (1), several strip tentacles (2) are evenly distributed in the bottom of load ring (5), several through holes (6) are set in load ring (5) and correspond to strip tentacles (2) one by one, and the top of strip tentacles (2) is located in through hole (6);A pair of arc moving plate (7) is attached to the buoyancy cabin (1), a pair of arc moving plate (7) is connected with the buoyancy cabin (1) by rotating shaft, a pair of arc moving plate (7) is fixedly connected with wave board (10), the center position of the top of buoyancy cabin (1) is fixedly connected with fixed plate (8), wave board (10) is connected between fixed plate (8) by spring (9), a pair of arc moving plate (7) is fixedly connected with extrusion ring (11) on the side close to load ring (5), when extrusion ring (11) moves to the side of load ring (5), water flow is pressed into through hole (6), so that strip tentacles (2) swing;Spring (9) can periodically press down extrusion ring (11). The strip tentacles (2) include several woven belts (201) and several buoyancy balls (202), the buoyancy balls (202) are made of silica gel, several woven belts (201) and several buoyancy balls (202) are alternately connected, and the topmost woven belt (201) is located in the through hole (6). The length of the woven belt (201) increases from top to bottom, and the diameter of the buoyancy ball (202) decreases from top to bottom. The woven belt (201) located in the through hole (6) is fixedly connected with a hinge ball (13), the through hole (6) is provided with a limiting groove (14) for limiting the hinge ball (13), and the hinge ball (13) is provided with a plurality of inclined guide plates (16) on the top. When the wave hits the wave board, it pushes the arc-shaped moving plate to slide along the surface of the buoyancy cabin, compresses the spring to store energy, and when the spring is compressed to the critical point, the spring releases kinetic energy quickly, drives the arc-shaped moving plate to move reversely, drives the extrusion ring to extrude the surface of the load ring downward, and the water in the load ring is forced to flow through the through hole to form a high-speed water flow, which impacts the hinge ball at the top of the strip tentacle, and due to the gap between the hinge ball and the limiting groove, the strip tentacle produces multidirectional high-frequency vibration, and the vibration of the strip tentacle forms visual stimulation to attract middle and upper layer fish.

2. A jellyfish-like structure floating fish reef as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The surface of the buoyancy ball (202) is provided with an attachment groove (12), and the surface of the woven belt (201) is provided with degradable bait fibers.

3. A jellyfish-like structure floating fish reef as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The connecting cable group (3) comprises a center cable (301) and a plurality of main cables (302), one end of the plurality of main cables (302) is evenly hinged to the bottom of the buoyancy chamber (1), the other end converges to the center cable (301), and the center cable (301) is fixedly connected with the anchoring assembly (4).

4. The jellyfish-mimicking structure floating fish reef according to claim 1, wherein The anchoring assembly (4) is arranged in the form of a ladder-shaped concrete block, and a plurality of guide grooves (15) are formed on the surface.

5. A jellyfish-like structure floating fish reef as claimed in claim 3, wherein, A bite-proof sleeve (17) is sleeved on the surface of the center cable (301), and the bite-proof sleeve (17) is woven by a stainless steel woven mesh.

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