Aquatic organism farming equipment

Abstract

To provide an aquaculture apparatus for aquatic organisms capable of managing aquaculture under optimal conditions by linking a plurality of storage container installed at different places.SOLUTION: An aquaculture apparatus for aquatic organisms according to the present invention is the aquaculture apparatus for aquatic organisms for controlling growth of aquatic organisms in a plurality of storage containers installed at different places, where the plurality of storage containers include a master storage container and client storage containers other than the master storage container. The aquaculture apparatus includes a transmission part for transmitting master growth conditions, the growth conditions of the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to a storage part, a client growth condition generation part for generating client growth conditions, the growth conditions of the aquatic organisms in the client storge containers based on the master growth conditions stored in the storage part, and an output part for outputting the client growth conditions to the client storage containers, where the growth conditions of the aquatic organisms in the master storage container are linked with the growth conditions of the aquatic organisms in the client storage containers.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an aquatic organism culturing device for aquatic organisms, including fish and shellfish, that can perform appropriate cultivation even when the aquatic organisms are dispersed across multiple locations. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the global consumption of seafood has increased due to a combination of factors including the increase in the world population, the growth of the middle class, economic growth in developing countries, and an improved preference for seafood. In addition, the amount of seafood harvested has increased due to technological developments in the methods of harvesting seafood (fishing methods) and distribution technology.

[0003] In this way, the demand for fish and shellfish and other marine resources is increasing at the same time as the corresponding increase in supply capacity. This simultaneous increase has raised concerns about the decrease and, in some cases, depletion of marine resources. In particular, the culture of eating seafood has developed in emerging countries, which in the past had little seafood as a food culture, and this has led to an increase in demand for seafood in many countries. This, combined with population growth and economic growth, is causing a decrease and depletion of marine resources worldwide.

[0004] In addition to the increase in demand and the resulting increase in supply, marine resources are declining due to rising sea temperatures and environmental deterioration caused by global warming. As a result, marine resources are declining or approaching depletion more than the amount of fish caught.

[0005] In fact, there are indications that, depending on the species, catches may be restricted under a global framework. The catches allocated to each country are not at a level that meets the demands and desires of each country, and Japan, which has historically consumed a large amount of fishery resources, is finding it difficult to meet its own demands and desires in terms of supply.

[0006] Furthermore, fishing limits and quotas can change depending on the nation's power. In recent years, Japan's relative economic power has declined and the country's national power has declined, resulting in fishing quotas that are often unable to fully meet demand. In addition, even in countries that traditionally had little culture of eating seafood, tastes have changed and people are beginning to eat more seafood. As a result, an increasing number of countries and regions are requesting fishing quotas in lieu of fishing limits. This also makes it difficult for Japan to obtain a catch volume that meets its demand.

[0007] Of course, even for species of seafood for which quotas are not managed, differences in fishing capacity and market procurement power mean that it is becoming difficult for Japan to secure fishery resources to meet its demand.

[0008] Thus, there is the macro problem of the decline and depletion of fishery resources worldwide, and the micro problem of Japan's difficulty in securing fishery resources to meet demand, given its relative position in the world. Furthermore, these macro and micro problems are in an extremely severe situation for some fish species. For some fish species, it is becoming extremely difficult to catch them in the wild.

[0009] In these circumstances, there is a growing demand to move away from harvesting wild fish and shellfish and toward the development of fishery resources through aquaculture and stock farming. This is to ensure a stable supply of fishery resources and meet demand through aquaculture and stock farming. It is also aimed at preventing the depletion of wild fishery resources and creating a sustainable fishery business.

[0010] Technologies relating to aquaculture and farming have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2 and 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0011] [Patent Document 1] JP 2009-284828 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2016-77267 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2006-204235 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0012] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for producing larvae of homing fish, which produces larvae that have passed through the hatching period after egg collection and fertilization, the fish farming period, and the rearing period before being released into rivers, and is characterized by imparting an arbitrarily settable temperature change in a daily cycle to the production water used for part or all of the hatching, fish farming, and rearing periods.

[0013] Patent Document 1 relates to a production method in which fish are already grown as juveniles, and is not a technology that can be applied to the hatching of laid eggs.

[0014] Patent Document 2 discloses an on-shore rearing device for tuna equipped with a juvenile fish rearing tank in which juvenile tuna are reared until they become juvenile fish, characterized in that the juvenile fish rearing tank has a first pipe for receiving juvenile fish that have finished being reared in the juvenile fish rearing tank from the juvenile fish rearing tank by a water current.

[0015] Patent Document 2 relates to a breeding device for raising juvenile tuna fish to immature fish, and cannot be applied to the hatching of eggs of coastal fish. In addition, it does not provide any technology or suggestions for hatching, and is not related to the hatching or raising of eggs of coastal fish.

[0016] Patent Document 3 discloses an electrolytic tank 5 which is provided with an anode chamber 3 and a cathode chamber 4 separated by a diaphragm 2 and which electrolyzes seawater S supplied from a breeding aquarium 1. An aeration tank 8 to which seawater S is supplied from the anode chamber 3. A chlorine dissolving tank 10 in which a space 14 above the water surface is connected to a space 15 above the water surface of the aeration tank 8 and in which water W is stored or passed. An aeration device 16 which sprays air from the space 14 of the chlorine dissolving tank 10 into the seawater S in the aeration tank 8 and into the water W of the chlorine dissolving tank 10 for aeration. A neutralization tank 7 which neutralizes active chlorine remaining in the seawater S supplied from the aeration tank 8 with a carbonizing agent 6. A mixing tank 9 which mixes the seawater S supplied from the cathode chamber 4 and the seawater S supplied from the neutralization tank 7 and returns the seawater S to the breeding aquarium 1. A pH adjustment device 100 formed by these components is also provided. A closed recirculating aquaculture system is disclosed that can adjust the pH of seawater S by electrolysis of the seawater S.

[0017] Patent Document 3 discloses adjusting the pH of seawater by using electrolysis. However, the technology of Patent Document 3 does not disclose the realization of water purification.

[0018] Even if electrolysis is used for water purification, there is a problem that the water purification is insufficient. As mentioned above, the main cause of deterioration of the water quality inside the container in which aquatic organisms are stored is ammonia due to excretion. In electrolysis, hypochlorous acid is required to decompose this ammonia. However, this hypochlorous acid itself has a negative effect on aquatic organisms if it is returned to the storage container. Water purification by electrolysis is performed by taking the water from the storage container into the electrolysis, and circulating the decomposed water to the storage container.

[0019] This circulation causes hypochlorous acid to be returned to the container, which is undesirable because it can have a detrimental effect on aquatic organisms. As can be seen from Patent Documents 1 to 3, there is a problem in that there is insufficient technology to realize appropriate aquaculture in the aquaculture of aquatic organisms. For example, if tuna or yellowtail are to be cultured from a certain number of fry to parent fish in a large facility built in the sea, it is possible to do so by making the facility larger. In addition, since the environment is the same as the ocean, less delicate control is required in the aquaculture, such as water quality management.

[0020] In contrast, coastal fish and small fish are often farmed in land-based facilities other than marine cages. In the ocean, the effects of tidal changes and waves are great, making the work difficult and sometimes unfavorable for the growth of coastal fish and small fish. Of course, the same is true for the cultivation of seedlings and fry of medium-sized and large fish.

[0021] Aquaculture of these fish, including inshore fish, small fish, or seedlings and juvenile fish, requires delicate water quality management. Also, aquaculture in land-based aquaculture facilities is preferable to cultivating them in marine cages, which are susceptible to external influences.

[0022] Also, it is preferable to cultivate a limited number of aquatic organisms in small or medium sized containers rather than a large number in one large container, because the raising of seedlings and fry and then their development into adults requires delicate environments, and too many organisms can cause problems such as cannibalism and fighting that can harm the aquatic organisms.

[0023] Since this type of aquaculture is done in land-based facilities, there is a limit to the amount of aquatic organisms that can be cultivated in one facility, due in part to cost issues and limitations to the size of land-based facilities.

[0024] In addition, when it comes to edible seafood, local production and consumption may be required from the standpoint of freshness and transportation costs (as well as reducing the environmental impact). Alternatively, it may be possible to reuse aquaculture facilities that already exist in various locations. For example, there may be aquaculture facilities already installed in various locations, some of which are not being used. By reusing these, it is possible to expand the amount of aquaculture and implement aquaculture projects in each region with reduced initial costs.

[0025] The prior art did not take such a point into consideration.

[0026] In other words, conventional technologies have had problems in that (1) they are unable to carry out water quality management appropriate for the growth of aquatic organisms when cultivating them, and (2) they are unable to carry out highly uniform aquaculture across multiple aquaculture facilities.

[0027] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide an aquatic organism cultivation device that can link multiple storage containers installed in different locations to perform cultivation management under optimal conditions. [Means for solving the problem]

[0028] In view of the above problems, the aquatic organism culturing device is an aquatic organism culturing device that controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations, The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container; a transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to the storage unit; a client cultivation condition generating unit that generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the client container, based on the master cultivation conditions stored in the storage unit; Client Development Conditions of, an output unit that outputs to a client accommodation container, Link the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the master container with the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the client container. 、 The unsuitable growth conditions in the master container that caused the growth to be unsuccessful are set as master growth conditions, and client growth conditions based on the unsuitable growth conditions are generated. do. Effect of the Invention

[0029] The aquatic organism cultivating device of the present invention can link the master container, which grasps the optimal cultivation conditions, with the cultivation conditions in the client containers. This linking makes it possible to standardize the cultivation conditions in multiple containers installed in different locations.

[0030] Also detected in the master containment vessel EducationThe creation conditions can be applied to the client container as well. This allows multiple containers installed in different locations to 、 It is possible to cultivate aquatic organisms under nurturing conditions.

[0031] In addition, because the growth conditions can be controlled by managing the water quality with more appropriate parameters, even aquatic organisms that are difficult to cultivate, such as seedlings, juvenile fish, coastal fish, small fish, and medium-sized fish, can be cultivated properly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0032] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram of an aquatic organism cultivating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aquaculture device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control of a master storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing control of a client container in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aquaculture device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0033] The aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is an aquatic organism cultivating apparatus that controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations, The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container; a transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to the storage unit; a client cultivation condition generating unit that generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the client container, based on the master cultivation conditions stored in the storage unit; An output unit that outputs a client growth condition to a client storage container, The conditions for growing aquatic organisms in a master container are linked to the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in a client container.

[0034] This configuration allows aquatic organisms to be cultivated in the client container in conjunction with the master cultivation conditions in the master container that have been verified through actual cultivation. As a result, the effort of manually or by other means of creating and monitoring the client cultivation conditions in the client container can be reduced, and the client container can be cultivated at the same level of quality as the master container. In addition, the precision and uniformity of the cultivation can be improved. It is possible to simultaneously improve the overall cultivation quality while reducing the total costs of personnel, human labor, and labor hours.

[0035] In the aquatic organism culturing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, the different locations include at least one of different locations within the same facility and geographically different locations, The master and client containers are located in different locations.

[0036] This structure makes it possible to realize aquaculture that is suited to local production and consumption, and to cultivate aquatic organisms by utilizing local aquaculture facilities.

[0037] In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the storage unit is provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit and the output unit.

[0038] This configuration makes it possible to utilize virtual spaces such as the cloud, and also makes it easier to build the entire aquaculture system.

[0039] In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to third aspects, the master container and the client container each contain aquatic organisms and cultivation water, The conditions for master training are: Irradiation conditions for the master container; Temperature conditions of the water inside the master container; Dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture water inside the master container; The pH concentration of the water inside the master container. Salinity of the water inside the master container At least one of The conditions for client training are: Irradiation conditions for the client container, Temperature conditions of the water inside the client container; Dissolved oxygen concentration in the growth water inside the client container; The pH concentration of the water inside the client container. Salinity of the water inside the client container Includes at least one of the following:

[0040] This configuration makes it possible to cultivate aquatic organisms with the elements necessary for improving their quality, resulting in improved quality during cultivation.

[0041] In the aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fourth aspect, the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, irradiation amount, irradiation time, irradiation time interval, and irradiation wavelength.

[0042] This configuration makes it possible to improve the quality of aquatic organisms cultivated.

[0043] In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, the client cultivating condition generating unit generates the client cultivating conditions so that they are equivalent to the master cultivating conditions.

[0044] This configuration allows the cultivation conditions in the client container to be adjusted to match the cultivation conditions in the master container that have been confirmed in the field, thereby enabling cultivation of aquatic organisms while reducing manual labor and minor modification work in the client container.

[0045] In the aquatic organism cultivation device of the seventh invention of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to fifth inventions, the client cultivation condition generation unit generates client cultivation conditions based on the master cultivation conditions, taking into account environmental differences between the master storage container and the client storage container.

[0046] With this configuration, optimal growth can be achieved according to the environment in the client storage container and according to client growth conditions based on master growth conditions with proven track records.

[0047] In the aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the master storage container is provided with a master control unit that controls the master cultivation conditions, The master control unit determines the master cultivation conditions that are optimal for the cultivation of the aquatic organisms in the master container; The transmission unit transmits the master training conditions, which are the results of the control performed by the master control unit, to the storage unit.

[0048] With this configuration, the cultivation conditions that are found to be optimal during the actual cultivation process in the master container are set as the master cultivation conditions, which not only improves the cultivation quality in the master container but also improves the cultivation quality in the linked client containers.

[0049] In the aquatic organism cultivation device of the ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the eighth aspect, the master control unit controls the master cultivation conditions so as to optimize the cultivation of the aquatic organisms inside the master container based on at least one of the time of day, the number of aquatic organisms, the containment rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organism, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity of the master container, and the external environment of the master container.

[0050] With this configuration, the master growth conditions are determined to reflect the appropriate growth in the master container. This makes it possible to improve the growth quality in the master container and the client container. In particular, the growth conditions reflect the actual growth environment, which makes it possible to improve the growth quality, including the environmental dependency.

[0051] In the aquatic organism cultivation device according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to ninth inventions, the client holding container is equipped with a client control unit that controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client holding container based on client cultivation conditions.

[0052] This configuration allows for automation of the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client container. Since this automation is based on the master cultivation conditions actually confirmed in the master container, the automatic cultivation in the client container can also reflect the actual conditions.

[0053] In an aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the tenth aspect, when there are a plurality of client accommodation containers, each of the plurality of client accommodation containers is provided with a client control unit, Each of the multiple client control units controls the growth of aquatic organisms in each of the multiple client storage containers based on the same or different client growth conditions corresponding to each of the client storage containers.

[0054] This configuration allows for cultivation that precisely corresponds to the conditions of each client container.

[0055] In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, the aquatic organism cultivating device further comprises: a memory unit that accumulates the memory of the master cultivating conditions transmitted from the transmission unit; The client training condition generation unit adjusts the generation of client training conditions based on the accumulated master training conditions.

[0056] This configuration makes it possible to improve the level of the master training conditions, and as a result, the level of the client training conditions can also be improved.

[0057] In the aquatic organism cultivation device of the 13th invention of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to 12th inventions, the client cultivation condition generation unit creates a difference between the master cultivation conditions and the client cultivation conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container and the master storage container in terms of the time period, the number of aquatic organisms, the storage rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organism, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organism, the capacity of the master storage container, and the external environment of the master storage container, and generates the client cultivation conditions based on the difference.

[0058] This configuration makes it possible to realize growth taking into account the difference between the client container and the master container.

[0059] In the aquatic organism culturing apparatus according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, the aquatic organisms include inshore fish, The coastal fish includes at least one of whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, scorpionfish, sole, and crab.

[0060] With this configuration, it is now possible to cultivate seafood, which was previously difficult to mass-produce, using multiple storage containers.

[0061] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0062] (Embodiment 1)

[0063] (Overview) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aquatic organism cultivating device in a first embodiment of the present invention. The aquatic organism cultivating device 1 grows and cultivates various aquatic organisms, such as fish and shellfish, and may be used for various purposes, such as for food, for academic breeding, and for ornamental breeding. In addition, the device can be used in various patterns, such as for growing and cultivating from eggs, and for growing and cultivating from fry.

[0064] An aquatic organism cultivating device (hereinafter, abbreviated as "cultivating device" as necessary) 1 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of storage containers installed in different locations. The plurality of storage containers includes a master storage container 100 and client storage containers 200 other than the master storage container 100. FIG. 1 shows one master storage container 100 and a plurality of client storage containers 200. For ease of illustration, three client storage containers 200 are shown in FIG. 1, but any other number may be used.

[0065] The master storage container 100 corresponds to the master of the entire aquaculture device 1. The client storage container 200 corresponds to a client located at a lower level that performs cultivation based on the cultivation conditions in the master storage container 100. In other words, the aquaculture device 1 takes the master cultivation conditions, which are the cultivation conditions obtained (or set) in the master storage container 100, as the overall axis. Based on this master cultivation condition, which is the overall axis, client cultivation conditions, which are the cultivation conditions in the client storage container 200, are generated. Aquatic organisms are cultivated in the client storage container 200 according to this client cultivation condition.

[0066] In other words, without the trouble of individually finding, determining, and setting the growth conditions for all of the multiple storage containers, the growth conditions in the client storage containers 200 can be linked to the master growth conditions in a single master storage container 100.

[0067] This interlocking reduces the effort required. Of course, it also prevents quality degradation caused by variations in cultivation between the containers. The aquaculture device 1 enables cultivation of aquatic organisms with uniformity and high quality by interlocking the master container 100 and the client container 200.

[0068] The aquaculture device 1 comprises a transmission unit 3, a client cultivation condition generation unit 6, and an output unit 7. It also comprises a memory unit 2 to which the transmission unit 3 transmits the master cultivation conditions. The memory unit 2 may be an internal element of the aquaculture device 1 or an external element. If it is an external element, the master cultivation conditions are stored in the memory unit 2 so that they can be used to generate the client cultivation conditions.

[0069] The transmission unit 3 transmits master breeding conditions, which are breeding conditions for aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100, to the storage unit 2. The storage unit 2 stores the transmitted master breeding conditions. The storage unit 2 may store the master breeding conditions each time they are transmitted by the transmission unit 3, or may store the transmission results. Alternatively, the client breeding condition generation unit 6 may have the same role as the storage unit 2.

[0070] The master cultivation conditions stored in the memory unit 2 are read out by the client cultivation condition generating unit 6. The client cultivation condition generating unit 6 generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200, based on the master cultivation conditions. By basing the client cultivation conditions on the master cultivation conditions, cultivation in the client storage container 200 can be linked to cultivation in the master storage container 100.

[0071] When the fish species are the same or the cultivation stages are similar, the client cultivation conditions in the client container 200 are linked to the master cultivation conditions, thereby improving the cultivation accuracy of the aquatic organisms in the client container 200. The master cultivation conditions are cultivation conditions obtained by being suitable for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master container 100.

[0072] The client growing condition generating unit 6 generates client growing conditions based on the master growing conditions, which are the suitable growing conditions. That is, growing conditions that are also suitable for growing aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200 are generated. Due to this linkage, if suitable growing is performed in the master storage container 100, suitable growing is also performed in the client storage container 200.

[0073] The output unit 7 outputs the generated client cultivation conditions to the client storage container 200. According to the output client cultivation conditions, aquatic organisms are cultivated in the client storage container 200. As a result, in conjunction with the cultivation in the master storage container 100 being appropriate, the cultivation in the client storage container 200 also becomes appropriate.

[0074] By optimizing the operation through linkage, the growth accuracy in multiple storage containers is improved. Uniformity is also achieved. In addition, if the master growth conditions, which are the optimal growth conditions in the master storage container 100, can be organized, the multiple storage containers can be covered with the optimal growth conditions. Individual work can be eliminated.

[0075] In this way, the aquaculture device 1 can link the cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the master container 100 and the cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the client containers 200. This linkage can improve cultivation accuracy and uniformity across a plurality of containers.

[0076] The linking of the growth conditions may be equivalent (the same or equivalent in meaning or level), or as described later, the client growth conditions may have a difference from the master growth conditions. However, in either case, the client container 200 also grows the client under the client growth conditions based on the master growth conditions that are recognized as appropriate, so that the client container 200 also grows appropriately.

[0077] Conversely, if growth is unsatisfactory in the master storage container 100, the growth conditions that caused the unsatisfactory growth may be set as the master growth conditions. In this case, client growth conditions based on the unsuitable master growth conditions are generated. Growth is performed in the client storage container 200 under these unsuitable client growth conditions. This makes it possible to reproduce the growth conditions that caused the growth failure and check and improve them.

[0078] The multiple storage containers are installed in different locations. That is, the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200 are installed in different locations. When there are multiple client storage containers 200, each of the multiple client storage containers 200 may be installed in a different location.

[0079] The different locations include at least one of different locations within the same facility and different geographic locations. The master container 100 and the client container 200 are installed in different locations or regions. Also, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the multiple client containers 200 may be installed in a different region.

[0080] Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the aquaculture device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of client accommodation containers 200 are installed in each of areas A, B, and C. It may be desirable to carry out aquaculture in a plurality of locations in accordance with differences in local production for local consumption, areas for harvesting eggs of aquatic organisms to be cultivated, and the like.

[0081] In such a case, the client accommodation containers 200 may be installed in different regions. Fig. 2 shows such a situation. When the client accommodation containers 200 are installed in different regions, it is time-consuming to examine, analyze, and decide on the growth conditions for each of them.

[0082] 2, if optimal growth conditions are found in the master container 100, these can be passed as master growth conditions to the client growth condition generating unit 6. As a result, even if client containers 200 are provided in different regions, optimal growth can be performed by reflecting (linking) the optimal growth conditions verified in the master container 100.

[0083] The storage unit 2 may be provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit 3 and the output unit 7 as shown in Fig. 2. For example, the storage unit 2 is provided in a cloud space and stores the master training conditions.

[0084] Next, the details of each part will be described.

[0085] (Master Containment Container) The master container 100 is used to search for and determine optimal growth conditions while setting various growth conditions for aquatic organisms in multiple containers. It acts as the overall master. Using various operations, analyses, or empirical rules, optimal growth conditions are searched for in the master container 100. These are taken out as the master growth conditions.

[0086] A master cultivation condition is generated in the master storage container 100. This is the basis for improving the cultivation accuracy and uniformity of all of the multiple storage containers in the aquaculture device 1.

[0087] (Client Containment Container) The client storage container 200 is another container that is hung from the master storage container 100. The client storage container 200 cultivates aquatic organisms in conjunction with the cultivation in the master storage container 100. This cooperation can improve the cultivation accuracy and uniformity in the entire aquaculture apparatus 1.

[0088] In addition, the labor required for manually detecting or searching for the growth conditions in each of the multiple client accommodation containers 200 that are installed in a physically or geographically dispersed manner can be reduced.

[0089] By linking the client container 200 to the cultivation of the master container 100, a wider range of aquatic organisms can be cultivated in greater numbers.

[0090] (Master training conditions and client training conditions) Each of the master container 100 and the client container 200 contains aquatic organisms to be cultivated, such as edible fish and shellfish, ornamental fish and shellfish, or fish and shellfish to be propagated for academic purposes.

[0091] One example includes coastal fish, because they are suitable for and necessary for aquaculture in land-based facilities. Coastal fish include at least one of the following: whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, scorpionfish, sole, and crab.

[0092] Each of the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200 stores fish and shellfish to be cultivated. In addition, by linking the master cultivation conditions obtained in the master storage container 100 with the client cultivation conditions, the aim is to improve the precision and uniformity of cultivation in a plurality of storage containers that are separated from each other. For this reason, it is preferable that the same kind of aquatic organisms are stored in the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200. Even if they are not the same kind, it is preferable that aquatic organisms of a type that can be cultivated under similar cultivation conditions are stored.

[0093] The master training conditions include at least one of the following: Irradiation conditions for the master container; Temperature conditions of the water inside the master container; Dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture water inside the master container; The pH concentration of the water inside the master container. Salinity of the growth water inside the master containment vessel.

[0094] The client training conditions include at least one of the following: Light irradiation conditions for the client container, Temperature conditions of the water inside the client container; Dissolved oxygen concentration in the growth water inside the client container; The pH concentration of the water inside the client container. Salinity of the growth water inside the client containment vessel.

[0095] In the master storage container 100, at least one of these elements is determined as the master cultivation condition by various methods. For example, the master control unit 4 that controls the cultivation in the master storage container 100 determines the master cultivation conditions including these elements. When determining the master cultivation conditions, the determination is made while checking the cultivation status of the aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. The determination may be made automatically, manually, or by a combination of these.

[0096] Alternatively, master training conditions based on past experience can be incorporated into the master control unit 4, and the overall master training conditions can be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the above-mentioned elements while observing the training status.

[0097] For example, the light irradiation conditions and the temperature conditions of the growth water during a certain time period are adjusted, and master growth conditions including the adjustment results are generated by the master control unit 4. In order to further promote growth, adjustments such as increasing the light irradiation intensity during a certain time period may be made.

[0098] Alternatively, an element different from (or included in) the master control unit 4 may generate the master training conditions in this manner. The transmission unit 3 transmits the master training conditions to the storage unit 2. The master training conditions determined through adjustments and the like are output to the client training condition generation unit 6 via the storage unit 2.

[0099] As described above, it is preferable that the client breeding conditions also include elements that are correlated with the master breeding conditions. This is because aquatic organisms such as similar fish species are to be raised. Since the purpose is to raise similar aquatic organisms in a linked manner, it is preferable to raise the aquatic organisms under client breeding conditions that include similar elements.

[0100] One method is for the client growth condition generating unit 6 to generate client growth conditions so that they are equivalent to the master growth conditions. This is because it directly improves linkage and allows the state where growth is going well in the master storage container 100 to be directly reflected in the client storage container.

[0101] That is, the master training conditions are as follows.

[0102] Irradiation conditions for the master container: A Temperature condition of the water inside the master container: B Dissolved oxygen concentration in the water inside the master container: C PH concentration of the water inside the master container: D Salinity of the water inside the master container: E

[0103] In this case, the client training condition generating unit 6 generates the following client training conditions based on the master training conditions. Irradiation conditions for the client container: A' Temperature condition of the water inside the client container: B' Dissolved oxygen concentration of the culture water inside the client container: C' PH concentration of the water inside the client container: D' Salinity of the water inside the client container: E'

[0104] By generating the client growth conditions so as to be equivalent in this way, the growth in the client container 200 is performed in conjunction with the master growth conditions that have been confirmed to be suitable for growth. In other words, it becomes easier to realize improvements in the growth accuracy and uniformity.

[0105] Of course, the client cultivation conditions may be generated with differences from the master cultivation conditions based on the installation environment, volume, number of aquatic organisms contained in the client container 200, population density of the aquatic organisms, and the like.

[0106] Here, the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, the amount of irradiation, the irradiation time, the irradiation time interval, and the irradiation wavelength, because these elements related to light irradiation are closely related to the growth of aquatic organisms.

[0107] The temperature conditions include temperature values ​​or variations, or temperature change curves, because the quality of growth is affected by the absolute temperature settings and temperature changes.

[0108] Dissolved oxygen concentration, pH concentration, and salinity concentration may be absolute values ​​(numerical values) of concentration, or may be amounts of change or change curves, etc. These are also elements that affect the growth of aquatic organisms not only by absolute values ​​but also by changes.

[0109] The elements of the master training conditions and client training conditions given here are merely examples, and other elements may be used. The master training conditions may include all or some of the elements described above. The client training conditions generated based on the master training conditions may fully correspond to the elements included in the master training conditions, or may only partially correspond to them.

[0110] These may be determined depending on the type of aquatic organism being cultivated, the cultivation environment, and the quality desired for the cultivation.

[0111] (Growing in a Master Containment Container) As shown in Fig. 3, the master storage container 100 includes a master control unit 4 that controls the master growing conditions. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the control of the master storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention. The master control unit 4 determines the master growing conditions including the above-mentioned elements while adjusting them. Based on the determined master growing conditions, the master control unit 4 grows aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100.

[0112] At this time, the master control unit 4 determines, while adjusting, the master cultivation conditions so as to be optimal for cultivating the aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. The adjustment is performed automatically or manually. The master cultivation conditions are determined by adjusting elements such as light irradiation included in the master cultivation conditions while observing the actual cultivation state.

[0113] The master control unit 4 controls the cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100 based on the determined (including in the process of being adjusted) master cultivation conditions. As an example, the control is performed as shown in FIG.

[0114] In Fig. 3, a light irradiation unit 41, a temperature control unit 42, an oxygen supply unit 43, a pH control unit 44, and a salinity control unit 45 are provided to support the growth in the master storage container 100. Each of these control units performs control corresponding to the element conditions included in the master growth conditions. For example, the light irradiation unit 41 irradiates light onto the master storage container 100 in response to the light irradiation conditions. The same applies to temperature control. As a result, growth is performed according to the master growth conditions.

[0115] The master control unit 4 also has a function of adjusting light irradiation conditions and the like while grasping the growth status. This function adjusts and updates the optimal master growth conditions. These updated master growth conditions are used again for growth in the master storage container 100. They are also sent to the storage unit 2 via the transmission unit 3. As the master growth conditions stored in the storage unit 2 are updated from time to time, the client growth conditions based on these are also updated from time to time.

[0116] By updating the information from time to time, the precision and uniformity of the growth in the client container 200 can be improved.

[0117] In addition, the master control unit 4 controls and determines optimal master cultivation conditions based on at least one of the time of day, the number of aquatic organisms, the containment rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organisms, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity (volume) of the master storage container 100, and the external environment of the master storage container 100.

[0118] By adjusting and determining the master training conditions in consideration of these circumstances, it is possible to determine master training conditions that are more suited to actual training. In other words, the client training conditions linked to this will also be suited to actual training.

[0119] (Growing in a client containment container) The client container 200 is a container separate from the master container 100. It is provided in a separate location, a separate region, etc., regardless of the distance. In addition, multiple client containers 200 are also provided in separate locations, a separate region, etc., regardless of the distance.

[0120] The client accommodation container 200 includes a client control unit 5 as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the control of the client accommodation container in the first embodiment of the present invention. The client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client accommodation container 200 based on the client cultivation conditions.

[0121] The client training conditions are generated by the client training condition generation unit 6 and output to the client control unit 5 via the output unit 6. The client control unit 5, like the master control unit 4, performs control corresponding to each element included in the client training conditions.

[0122] As shown in Fig. 4, it is equipped with a light irradiation unit 51, a temperature control unit 52, an oxygen supply unit 53, a pH control unit 54, and a salinity control unit 55. With these units, the intensity of the irradiated light and the temperature are controlled in response to the elements of the client cultivation conditions. The client cultivation conditions are based on the master cultivation conditions, which are the optimal cultivation conditions.

[0123] 4, the light irradiation unit 51, the temperature control unit 52, the oxygen supply unit 53, the pH control unit 54, and the salinity control unit 55 control the respective elements in response to the client cultivation conditions, so that the aquatic organisms are appropriately cultivated in the client accommodation container 200. As a result, better cultivation is achieved.

[0124] In this way, by linking the growth conditions and corresponding controls to the master storage container 100, the precision and uniformity of the growth of aquatic organisms in a plurality of storage containers separated from one another is improved.

[0125] (Client Development Condition Generation Unit) The client training condition generating unit 6 may be provided in each of the client accommodation containers 200 as shown in Fig. 1. In this case, the output unit 7 may also be provided in each of the client accommodation containers 200.

[0126] Alternatively, as shown in Fig. 5, a single client cultivation condition generating unit 6 and an output unit 7 may be provided in a form that collectively accommodates a plurality of client accommodation containers 200. Fig. 5 is a block diagram of the aquaculture device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0127] One client development condition generating unit 6 generates client development conditions for a plurality of client accommodation containers 200. This unified response can improve the overall efficiency.

[0128] In addition, not only all of the multiple client storage containers 200 may be grouped by one client development condition generating unit 6, but also a certain number of client storage containers 200 may be grouped by one client development condition generating unit 6. For example, when there are multiple client storage containers 200 in the same area, one client development condition generating unit 6 may group them.

[0129] The output unit 7 may correspond to the client training condition generating unit 6 or may be separate.

[0130] Furthermore, when one client development condition generating unit 6 groups together a plurality of client storage containers 200, different client development conditions may be generated for each of the client storage containers 200.

[0131] As described above, the aquatic organism culturing device 1 in the first embodiment links the master culturing conditions determined by increasing the culturing accuracy in the actual culturing site to the culturing in the client accommodation container 200. This linking improves the accuracy and uniformity of the entire culturing, thereby raising the overall level of the culturing.

[0132] (Embodiment 2) Next, a description will be given of embodiment 2. In embodiment 2, various variations will be described.

[0133] (Master training conditions) In the first embodiment, the master cultivation conditions are determined to be cultivation conditions that are optimal for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. On the other hand, the master cultivation conditions may be determined to be conditions that are deemed unfavorable for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100.

[0134] For example, it may become undesirable to cultivate aquatic organisms in the master container 100. The conditions at that time are reflected as master cultivation conditions in the cultivation in the client container 200, so that it is possible to confirm in practice that the conditions are actually undesirable. This is because the master cultivation conditions are the basis for generating the client cultivation conditions.

[0135] In order to confirm such negative aspects on the spot, it is preferable to determine the master breeding conditions as non-optimal cases and transmit them to the storage unit 2. In this way, problems with the breeding conditions can be confirmed and reproduced.

[0136] (Generating client training conditions)

[0137] As explained in the first embodiment, the client training condition generating unit 6 generates client training conditions based on the master training conditions. At this time, the client training conditions are generated so as to match or have a correlation with the master training conditions.

[0138] On the other hand, the client development condition generating unit 6 may generate the client development conditions by taking into account the environmental difference between the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200.

[0139] For example, the temperature conditions in the client cultivation conditions may be set higher than the temperature conditions in the master cultivation conditions when the client storage container 200 is in a colder climate than the master storage container 100. Based on such environmental differences, it is also preferable to generate client cultivation conditions with settings different from the master cultivation conditions.

[0140] Of course, it is also possible to generate client cultivation conditions in accordance with environmental differences in terms of light exposure, pH concentration, etc.

[0141] In this way, generating a client growing condition that is not equivalent to the master growing condition has the advantage of leading to growing suited to the environment in the client accommodation container 200.

[0142] (Control in the client control unit) When there are a plurality of client accommodation containers 200, each of the plurality of client accommodation containers 200 includes a client control unit 5. The client control unit 5 is provided with the client development conditions generated by the client development condition generating unit 6 from the output unit 7.

[0143] 1, when a client growth condition generating unit 6 is provided for each of a plurality of client storage containers 200, the individual client growth conditions are output to the client control unit 5. Therefore, when the individual client growth conditions are equivalent, growth is controlled under the individual client growth conditions.

[0144] At this time, if the client cultivation conditions are the same in each of the client accommodation containers 200, the aquatic organisms are cultivated under the same client cultivation conditions. If the client cultivation conditions are different, the aquatic organisms are cultivated under different client cultivation conditions. In other words, the client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of the aquatic organisms under the same or different client cultivation conditions.

[0145] It is also preferable to control the cultivation of aquatic organisms under different client cultivation conditions according to differences in the environmental conditions of each client accommodation container 200. For example, in one client accommodation container 200, a client cultivation condition with respect to light irradiation different from that in the other client accommodation containers 200 is applied. Of course, cultivation in one client accommodation container 200 may be controlled under client cultivation conditions with different temperature conditions, pH concentration conditions, etc., from those in the other client accommodation containers 200.

[0146] The client growing condition generating unit 6 can generate client growing conditions corresponding to the respective environmental conditions of the client storage container 200. Taking into consideration the individual conditions, the client growing conditions are generated according to the client storage container 200. Of course, since the client growing conditions are generated based on the master growing conditions determined by appropriate growing in the master storage container 100, the client growing conditions are growing conditions suitable for growing.

[0147] Furthermore, the control is based on the client rearing conditions obtained by taking into account the environmental conditions of the client accommodation container 200. By controlling such individualized control by the client control unit 5, in addition to what has been demonstrated in the master accommodation container 100, the rearing of adult fish including the individualized control is performed.

[0148] This allows for more control, resulting in greater precision in growing aquatic organisms.

[0149] It is also preferable that the client cultivation condition generation unit 6 creates a difference between the master cultivation conditions and the client cultivation conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container 200 and the master storage container 100 in terms of the time period, the number of aquatic organisms, the storage rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organism, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity of the master storage container 100, and the external environment of the master storage container 100, and generates the client cultivation conditions based on the difference.

[0150] Related to the above, the client cultivation condition generating unit 6 generates the client cultivation conditions by considering the differences in various environmental conditions between the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200. The client cultivation conditions generated in this manner are based on the master cultivation conditions confirmed to be suitable for cultivation in the master storage container 100, while also considering various differences with the client storage container 200. As a result, the client cultivation conditions take into account the environmental differences in addition to the past results, which has the advantage of improving the accuracy of cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200.

[0151] Under the client cultivation conditions generated by such a method, the client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client housing container 200. This cultivation realizes more accurate cultivation and improved quality.

[0152] (Storage in memory) The storage unit 2 stores the master training conditions transmitted from the transmission unit 3. The master control unit 4 updates the master training conditions according to the situation. Training starts with the master training conditions set based on experience and past performance, and the master training conditions are updated according to changes in the training situation and the progress of the stage.

[0153] The master training conditions updated by the master control unit 4 are transmitted to the storage unit 2 by the transmission unit 3. By repeating this transmission, the storage unit 2 accumulates the master training conditions.

[0154] The client training condition generation unit 6 adjusts the generation of the client training conditions based on the accumulated master training conditions. For example, it takes into account changes from the previous master training conditions and reflects these changes in the client training conditions.

[0155] By such reflection, the client growth conditions are generated based on the past, present, and future situations. In particular, the conditions more accurately reflect the master growth conditions that have been actually confirmed. Therefore, growth in the client container 200 becomes more preferable.

[0156] In particular, during cultivation in the master storage container 100, workers and others monitor the cultivation, and the master cultivation conditions are adjusted based on this monitoring. The master cultivation conditions are determined by making adjustments based on this actual monitoring. In other words, the master cultivation conditions more closely represent the optimal state for actual cultivation. By using these master cultivation conditions as the basis for generating client cultivation conditions, the precision and uniformity of the cultivation of aquatic organisms in each of the multiple storage containers is improved. In other words, this leads to improved quality.

[0157] Furthermore, by successively storing master training conditions in the storage unit 2, the accuracy of the master training conditions themselves can be improved. The master training conditions can be upgraded through learning, including experience points. The upgraded master training conditions are output from the storage unit 2 to the client training condition generation unit 6, thereby upgrading the client training conditions.

[0158] Of course, upgraded master cultivation conditions can be output from the storage unit 2 to the master control unit 4, and the cultivation in the master storage container 100 can also be upgraded.

[0159] In particular, by accumulating data in the memory unit 2, a learning function based on changes in the master training conditions and past history can be exerted, and the master training conditions can be automatically upgraded based on a prediction of a better level of the master training conditions.

[0160] As described above, the aquaculture device 1 of the second embodiment allows for more precise control of cultivation.

[0161] The aquatic organism cultivating apparatus described in the first and second embodiments is one example for explaining the gist of the present invention, and includes modifications and alterations that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0162] 1. Aquatic organism farming equipment 2 Storage section 3. Transmitter 4 Master control section 5 Client control section 6. Client Development Condition Generation Unit 7 Output section 100 Master Containment Container 200 Client Containment Container

Claims

1. An aquatic organism cultivating device for controlling the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations, comprising: The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container, A transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to a storage unit; a client breeding condition generating unit that generates client breeding conditions, which are breeding conditions for an aquatic organism in the client container, based on the master breeding conditions stored in the memory unit; An output unit that outputs the client training conditions to the client storage container, Linking the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the master container with the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the client container; This is an aquatic organism cultivating device, in which unsuitable cultivation conditions that caused poor cultivation in the master storage container are set as the master cultivation conditions, and client cultivation conditions based on the unsuitable cultivation conditions are generated.

2. The different locations include at least one of different locations within a same facility and different geographic locations; The aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the master container and the client container are installed in the different locations.

3. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the memory unit is provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit and the output unit.

4. each of the master containment vessel and the client containment vessels containing aquatic organisms and growing water; The master training conditions are: Irradiation conditions of the master container with light; The temperature condition of the growing water in the master storage container; the dissolved oxygen concentration of the culture water in the master storage container; The pH concentration of the growing water in the master storage container; the salinity of the culture water in the master storage container; At least one of The client training conditions are: A condition for irradiating the client container with light; The temperature condition of the water inside the client container; The dissolved oxygen concentration of the cultivation water in the client container; The pH concentration of the growing water in the client container; The salinity of the cultivation water in the client container; The aquatic organism cultivating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising at least one of the following:

5. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 4 , wherein the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, the light irradiation amount, the light irradiation time, the light irradiation time interval, and the light irradiation wavelength.

6. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 , wherein the client cultivating condition generating unit generates the client cultivating conditions so as to be equivalent to the master cultivating conditions.

7. An aquatic organism cultivation device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the client cultivation condition generation unit generates the client cultivation conditions based on the master cultivation conditions, taking into account environmental differences between the master storage container and the client storage container.

8. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 , wherein the client accommodation container includes a client control unit that controls cultivation of the aquatic organisms in the client accommodation container based on the client cultivation conditions.

9. When the number of client containers is multiple, each of the client containers includes the client control unit, The aquatic organism cultivation device of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of client control units controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in each of the plurality of client storage containers based on the same or different client cultivation conditions corresponding to each of the client storage containers.

10. The storage unit stores the master training conditions transmitted from the transmission unit, The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 , wherein the client cultivation condition generating unit adjusts the generation of the client cultivation conditions based on the accumulated master cultivation conditions.

11. An aquatic organism cultivation device as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the client cultivation condition generation unit creates a difference between the master cultivation conditions and the client cultivation conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container and the master storage container in terms of time period, number of aquatic organisms, storage rate of aquatic organisms, type of aquatic organism, cultivation stage of aquatic organisms, capacity of the master storage container, and external environment of the master storage container, and generates the client cultivation conditions based on the difference.

12. The aquatic organisms include coastal fish; The aquatic organism farming device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the inshore fish includes at least one of the following: whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, scorpionfish, sole, and crab.

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