EP0961544A1 - Ensemble de realisation de parc flottant de pisciculture - Google Patents

Ensemble de realisation de parc flottant de pisciculture

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EP0961544A1
EP0961544A1 EP98901590A EP98901590A EP0961544A1 EP 0961544 A1 EP0961544 A1 EP 0961544A1 EP 98901590 A EP98901590 A EP 98901590A EP 98901590 A EP98901590 A EP 98901590A EP 0961544 A1 EP0961544 A1 EP 0961544A1
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ring
fish
base
assembly
floating
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Kjell Midling
K Re Aas
Svein H. J RGENSEN
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K61/00—Culture of aquatic animals
    • A01K61/60—Floating cultivation devices, e.g. rafts or floating fish-farms
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
    • Y02A40/80—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in fisheries management
    • Y02A40/81—Aquaculture, e.g. of fish

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a solution for flat-bottom floating cages for stocking live fish and farming of such species as flounder, halibut, catfish and any other flatfish requiring flat-bottom cages.
  • Fish farming has nowadays become a major industry. The main volume and revenues come today from farming various species of salmonidae such as salmon itself and char. Research has subsequently provided useful knowledge for farming and raising of other species such as cod fish in which the industry has developed an interest and anticipates substantial financial profit. The new species which seem to be of significant economic interest for the future are the flatfish species. Halibut, plaice and turbot are the species which seem to awaken the greatest interest for future fish farming. These are demersal species, living and feeding on the sea bed.
  • Troughs are shallow, open channels filled with running water, in which halibut remain on the bottom.
  • Such troughs are suitable for small fishes only, and another solution must be found for the farming of halibut to marketable size.
  • round tanks to provide a larger base area and reduce the space occupied by the tank.
  • One type of fish cage providing a flat base is called the AMY cage. It is built with a chequered framework of floating elements on top of which catwalks are provided.
  • Captured cod fish which will later be used for raising or to be stocked as live fish, may suffer from a blown up swimming bladder when it is brought too rapidly up to the surface from the deep.
  • a blown up swimming bladder is however a reversible process and the bladder may be restored to its original state if the fish is allowed to rest on a flat base for one or two days.
  • the cod then becomes pelagic and can be transferred to an ordinary fish cage.
  • the object of the present invention is to: - enable acclimatization of freshly caught live fish before transfer to conventional cages
  • Figure 1 illustrates the various parts composing the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows the suspension system of the fish pen to the frame structure.
  • FIG 3 illustrates the wave-reduction system of the invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the tension mechanism for the base net and the lifting mechanism for the base.
  • Figure 5 illustrates details of the lifting mechanism for the base.
  • Figure 6 shows details of the tension mechanism and of the locking system
  • the various components of the cage structure appear on figure 1
  • the structure is composed of two floating rings 1 which consist of two tubes each shaped in a ring, the two rings being of unequal diameters so as to float next to each other on the surface
  • a number of suspension wires 3 are regularly positioned around the periphery of the floating rings 1 and fastened to it
  • Their opposite extremity, which falls below the floating rings 1 down in the sea, is fixed to a bottom ring 4, approximately corresponding to the floating rings 1
  • a trampolinelike net made up of several parts, the trampoline base 5, is stretched across the inside of the bottom ring 4.
  • the fish pen 2 is a flat -bottom net which is suspended to the floating rings 1 and rests on the trampoline base 5
  • the fish pen 2 is attached to the wires 3 in such a manner as to slide vertically along those
  • the pen 2 remains stable inside the frame structure composed of the floating rings 1, the wires 3 and the trampoline base 5
  • the base of the fish pen 2 can be lifted up towards the floating rings 1 as it slides inside said frame structure in a controlled manner
  • Figure 2 shows details of the suspension system for the fish pen 2 to the wires 3 with the help of slide rings 6
  • Figure 3 illustrates how the wires are longitudinally mounted in a rubber-moulded spring system 7 of a known design This system acts as an elastic arrangement and provides a reduction of any wave effect which might propagate from the floating rings 1 to the rest of the structure
  • Figure 4 illustrates how the trampoline base 5 is mounted and stretched in order to remain flat.
  • the trampoline base 5 is in the shape of a circular disc and is fastened to the bottom ring 4 along its outer circumference It is not made of one single net, but of four quadrant-shaped pieces of net The right-angle corners of the four net quadrants are assembled together over and inside a central ring 8 which is provided under the trampoline base 5
  • This central ring 8 is a part of the tension mechanism for the trampoline base 5, the details of which appear on figure 6
  • the tension mechanism is designed in the shape of a vertical cylinder Starting from a number of stay attachment lugs 9 positioned around the outer edge of the central ring 8, a first set of stays 10 is stretched over to a stay ring 11
  • This stay ring 1 1 consists of two circular tubes, one inner ring 11 ' and one outer ring 1 1", one of the rings being of a somewhat larger diameter than the other Furthermore, the inner ring 11' and the outer ring 11" are positioned at a small distance from one another with the help of spacers 12 These may be made of rope
  • the tension mechanism is further described in detail with reference to figures 4 and 6
  • the right-angle corners of the four net pieces which constitute the trampoline base 5 are assembled together in the centre of the bottom ring 4, and further brought inside and down into the central ring 8
  • the corners of said net pieces are firmly attached to a chain 18 which itself constitutes a part of the tension mechanism
  • the corners of the net pieces can, as an option, be directly fastened to the tension mechanism without the help of the chain 18 Closest to the trampoline base 5, the tension mechanism comprises the previously mentioned central ring 8
  • a flat frame ring 17, mobile along these rods 16, is provided, to which the opposite extremity of the chain 18 is fastened
  • a tension wire 19, fixed to the frame ring 17 in the opposite direction to the chain 18, is connected to a winch 20
  • the latter is situated on the opposite side of the base ring 15 relative to the frame ring 17.
  • a ballast block 21 which floats over the sea bed and stabilizes the cage in the water.
  • Another stabilizing system for the cage could be to attach chains to the bottom ring 4 and let the free extremities of the chains lie on the sea bed, to the side of the cage.
  • the winch 20 is actuated to tighten the tension wire 19 fastened to the frame ring 17, the chain 18 and the right-angle corners of the trampoline base 5.
  • tie bars 22 are mounted between the frame ring 17 and the base ring 15. Stretching a net by drawing its centre downwards is more effective than for example stretching the outer edge of the net over the bottom ring 4. This method provides adequate tension to give a flat bottom, and, in addition, the central ring 8 remains in the horizontal plane, as does the bottom of the net, permitting the centre of the trampoline base to be locked in the correct position.
  • the trampoline base 5 may consist of four quadrant- shaped pieces.
  • the net used will therefore need to be stronger towards the centre of the trampoline base 5. This can be achieved by using yarn of a larger cross section or by decreasing the mesh.
  • An alternative embodiment of the trampoline base 5 may be net pieces consisting of sectors of a circle meeting in the centre and being stretched.
  • a sausage-like, ring-shaped lift ring 23 is provided on the side away from the trampoline base 5.
  • This consists of a tubular circular bellows wrapped in a tubular net of a diameter somewhat inferior to that of the bellows in order to avoid irregular inflating of the bellows which may cause uneven buoyancy.
  • the lift ring 23 is positioned between the inner ring 11' and the outer ring 1 1" and in contact with those. It can be filled with compressed air.through a hose 25 connected to the surface, thus providing a certain effect of buoyancy.
  • the whole bottom ring of the cage and the base of the fish pen 2 can be lifted towards the surface. This will be necessary when handling and collecting the fish which is, for example, ready for killing.
  • the cage system can be equipped with a false bottom 24 consisting of a net stretched over a circular tube, i.e. a tension tube. This is positioned horizontally somewhere between the base of the fish pen 2 and the floating rings 1. Its purpose is to enable observation and monitoring of fish behaviour, for example by feeding the fish and thus force it to swim up from the base of the pen 2 and on to the false bottom 24. In this manner, it will be possible to discover any dead individuals.
  • a false bottom 24 consisting of a net stretched over a circular tube, i.e. a tension tube.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Marine Sciences & Fisheries (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Farming Of Fish And Shellfish (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne des cerceaux flottants (1) équipé de fils fixés à un cerceau de fond (4) et une base de trampoline (5) pourvue de mécanismes tensionneurs (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22). L'invention concerne également, non seulement un cerceau releveur (12) pouvant se raccorder à une alimentation d'air comprimé, mais aussi une gueuse de lest (21).
EP98901590A 1997-01-20 1998-01-16 Ensemble de realisation de parc flottant de pisciculture Withdrawn EP0961544A1 (fr)

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NO970233A NO303313B1 (no) 1997-01-20 1997-01-20 Anordning ved merdkonstruksjon
NO970233 1997-01-20
PCT/NO1998/000015 WO1998031217A1 (fr) 1997-01-20 1998-01-16 Ensemble de realisation de parc flottant de pisciculture

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EP0961544A1 true EP0961544A1 (fr) 1999-12-08

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WO (1) WO1998031217A1 (fr)

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WO2008134842A1 (fr) * 2007-05-04 2008-11-13 Aquaculture Engineering Group Inc. Système d'aquaculture amélioré
WO2013189732A1 (fr) * 2012-06-19 2013-12-27 Nv Bekaert Sa Filet d'aquaculture doté d'un fond solide
NO342556B1 (en) * 2016-12-15 2018-06-18 Ids Invest As A floating arrangement for breeding fish and shellfish
GB2574978B (en) * 2017-04-21 2022-05-18 Viewpoint As Fish pen system with compensation for wave motion
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CA2276739A1 (fr) 1998-07-23
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NO303313B1 (no) 1998-06-29
WO1998031217A1 (fr) 1998-07-23

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