This invention discloses an automatically raising and lowering intertidal upper-layer aquatic
organism collection device and survey method, comprising: a
pile, a connecting cable, a guide rod, a collar, a limiting component, a float, a net frame, a collection net, a net
tail support ring, and a
sample collection container; the
pile is a hollow tubular structure vertically inserted into the bottom of the mudflat; the guide rod is vertically set and its bottom end is fixed to the bottom of the mudflat; the connecting cable connects the
pile and the guide rod; the collar is fitted onto the guide rod and can slide up and down along the guide rod; the float is fixedly connected to the collar; the net frame is fixedly connected to the float; the collection net is a conical net; the net
tail support ring is set inside the net
tail of the collection net; and the
sample collection container is connected to the net tail of the collection net. This invention utilizes the
buoyancy of the float to automatically raise and lower with the
tidal water level, and the net opening always remains horizontal and facing the direction of the
water flow, efficiently and passively collecting upper-layer
aquatic organisms drifting with the
water flow without human intervention, allowing for long-term
continuous monitoring, and has the advantages of simple structure, convenient installation, and high sample purity.