KR100315167B1 - artificial reef for shellfishes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to artificial reefs for habitating reef settlement resources such as shellfish and sea urchins. The present invention relates to an artificial reef for a shellfish and sea urchins, a new model of artificial reefs formed with a space suitable for inhabiting seashells, abalone and sea urchins. will be.

In order to inhabit and hide in the most suitable conditions for settlements that prefer small caves, the inside of artificial reefs is filled with natural stones to provide a space of appropriate size, and the habitat resources prefer to be outside the artificial reefs. Formed openings and / or grooves are provided to provide habitat and hiding places. In addition, the upper surface of the artificial reef to provide a wide form of algae attachment plate in order to supply sufficient food to the herbivores living inhabitants.

Description

Artificial reef for shellfish {artificial reef for shellfishes}

The present invention relates to artificial reefs for inhabiting reef-based settlement resources such as shellfish and sea urchins, more specifically, the internal and external structures of artificial reefs by reflecting the ecology and habits of shellfish and sea urchins to the maximum. The present invention relates to an artificial reef for shellfish, which is formed in a space suitable for sea urchins and the like, and whose shells have an external structure, so that divers can easily collect shellfish.

In Korea, the artificial reef project for fishery resource development of coastal fisheries began in 1971, and more than 12 species of reefs have been developed. In particular, about seven species of artificial reefs developed for shellfish, seaweeds such as turban shells and abalone, and other reef settlement resources have been developed and distributed.

However, shellfish among shellfish models developed so far have not been developed for shellfish such as conch and abalone, but have been developed for a wide range of settlement resources such as shellfish and marine algae, including shellfish. Did not provide an optimal environment for habitation.

Shellfish generally live in the reef area and have a habit of feeding algae, and sea urchins such as violet and horse urchins have similar habits. These shellfish and sea urchins have the characteristics of inhabiting narrow and dark spaces such as rock gaps, small caves, and the bottom of rocks in common, and their favorite size is known to prefer the size of their body size.

However, shellfish artificial reefs developed so far have not been made in consideration of these characteristics, and thus the internal spaces of artificial reefs cannot be used by living things such as shellfish and sea urchins.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, the first object of the present invention is to fill the inner space of the artificial reef with natural stone to form a large and small space to inhabit reef settlement resources such as shellfish and sea urchins It is to provide an artificial reef for algae that provides the most suitable environment.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an artificial reef for algae, which is manufactured so that the external structure of the artificial reef has a preferred form of the reef resources in order to provide the most suitable environment for the reef settlement resources.

The third object of the present invention is to provide an artificial reef for algae that can provide sufficient food to the living organisms in the artificial reef by maximizing the seaweed attachment surface.

Artificial shellfish artificial shell of the present invention for achieving the first object, a plurality of side plates each formed at least one through-hole in order to facilitate the communication of algae, and one or more to facilitate the removal of foreign matter and drainage The body is formed with a base plate provided with a drainage port, and an inner space with an open top is provided, and natural stone is filled in the inner space to form a large and small habitat space in which reef settlement resources can be inhabited. do.

The artificial reef for algae of the present invention for achieving the second object, a plurality of side plates each formed with one or more through-holes to facilitate the communication of algae, and one or more to facilitate the removal and drainage of foreign matter A body is formed of a base plate provided with a drainage hole, and a plurality of openings having a predetermined size are formed in the side plate, thereby forming a habitat space of settlement resources inhabiting in a natural state.

The artificial reef for algae of the present invention for achieving the second object, a plurality of side plates each formed with one or more through-holes to facilitate the communication of algae, and one or more to facilitate the removal and drainage of foreign matter A body is formed of a base plate provided with a drainage port, and a plurality of spaces having a predetermined size are formed on the side plate, thereby forming a habitat space of settlement resources inhabiting in a natural state.

Artificial shellfish artificial shell of the present invention for achieving the third object, a plurality of side plates each formed with one or more through-holes to facilitate the communication of algae, and one or more to facilitate the removal and removal of foreign matter An artificial reef having an inner space having an open top, the body of which is formed with a bottom plate provided with a drainage port, wherein the algae attachment plate to which the algae which is a food source to the living organisms in the artificial reef is attached to the upper opening of the artificial reef Characterized in that formed.

The artificial reef for algae of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a plurality of side plates each formed at least one through-hole in order to facilitate the communication of algae, and one or more drains to facilitate the removal and drainage of foreign matter The body is formed from the bottom plate provided to provide an inner space with an open top, and the natural stone is filled into the inner space to form a large and small sized space in which reef settlement resources can be inhabited. Forming a plurality of spaces of a predetermined size, characterized in that the formation and hiding space of the settlement resources inhabiting in the natural state.

1 is a perspective view of an artificial reef for algae in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 2 is a side view of the first side plate of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a side view of the second side plate of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which natural stone is filled in the interior of FIG.

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100: artificial reef for algae 10: algae attachment plate

11: inner housing 20: first side plate

21: opening 23: first opening

30: second side plate 31: side groove

33: through 40: support

50: base 51: through hole

60: natural stone

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The specific details set forth in the following description and the accompanying drawings are provided to help the understanding of the present invention. The present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously implemented by those skilled in the art.

1 is a perspective view of an artificial reef for algae according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of the first side plate of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a side view of the second side plate of Figure 1.

1 to 3, the artificial reef 100 has a plurality of side plates 20, 30 formed with one or more through-holes 23, 33, respectively, in order to facilitate the communication of algae, and remove foreign substances And the body is formed of a base plate 50 provided with one or more drain holes 51 in order to facilitate drainage, and is formed as an inner space 11 of which the top is open.

The inner space 11, as shown in Figure 4, is filled with natural stone 60 to form a large size and small variety of habitats and hiding spaces that can be inhabited by reef-like settlement resources such as seashells, abalone, sea urchins .

In particular, reef settlement resources such as shellfish and sea urchins are known to prefer the space of their own body size, and moreover, experiments have shown that they are most preferred as a habitat for at least ± 3.0cm. At this time, when forming a dark and moderate size space using natural stone, if the natural stone is too large, the number of spaces becomes small instead of widening the space size, if the natural stone is too small, the number of spaces becomes small instead of the number of spaces.

Therefore, the size of the natural stone 60 is preferably determined to be enough to form the appropriate space in consideration of the size and amount of the fixing resources to be farmed. According to the experimental results, for example, when the diameter of the natural stone is 15 to 25 cm, it is possible to form a large and small space (a space of about 1 to 15 cm) can be formed, shellfish and sea urchins of various sizes It was found that Ryu was suitable for habitation.

As described above, 10 is a seaweed attachment plate, 21 is an opening, 31 is a side groove, 40 is a support, and its structure and function will be described in detail below.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, by forming a plurality of openings 21 having a predetermined size in the plurality of side plates 20 of the artificial reef 100, to form and hide in the natural state It is possible to form habitats for reef settlement resources.

In particular, the plurality of openings 21 are preferably manufactured in consideration of the shape and size of the reef-like anchoring resources. The plurality of openings 21 may be manufactured in a polygonal shape of a predetermined size. In particular, as the cylindrical opening 21 preferred by the fixing resources, the size thereof is preferably 5 to 10 cm in diameter, and more preferably about 7.5 cm, which is an optimum size.

In addition, the plurality of openings 21 are spaced at appropriate intervals so that the fixing resources inhabiting and hiding in the openings 21 centering on the through holes 23 of the side plates 20 to secure and maintain sufficient space. It must be deployed.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, by forming a plurality of spaces 31 of a predetermined size in the plurality of side plates 30 of the artificial reef 100, reefs that inhabit and hide in the natural state Space for sex settlement resources can be prepared.

In particular, the plurality of spaces 31 are preferably manufactured in consideration of the shape and size preferred by the reef-based anchoring resources. For example, the plurality of spaces 31 may be manufactured in various types of grooves (eg, V-shaped, U-shaped, ??-shaped, etc.) to provide an environment suitable for reef-based settlement resources. .

In particular, in the present embodiment, by making a V-shaped groove about 10 cm on the outside, 3 cm on the inside, and about 10 cm in depth, it was made to be suitable for inhabiting small or large organisms regardless of the size of the organism. However, the shape or size of the groove is not limited to this and can be manufactured to have various shapes and sizes.

In addition, the plurality of grooves 31 are disposed at appropriate intervals so that the fixing resources inhabiting and hiding in the grooves 31 centering on the through holes 33 of the side plates 30 to secure and maintain sufficient space. Should be.

In addition, the plurality of grooves 31 are formed in the horizontal direction of the side plate 30 so that sufficient space is secured and there is no difficulty in molding.

On the other hand, according to the experimental results, it is found that the case of the turban is more preferable to the opening 21 (for example, cylindrical opening), and the case of overturning is preferred to the groove 31 (for example, V-shaped groove). Thus, by observing the habit of each reef settlement resources and providing artificial reefs having a habitat environment according to this, it is possible to obtain a greater effect on the composition of aquatic resources.

Another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, a plurality of side plates (20, 30) each formed with one or more through holes (23, 33) to facilitate the communication of birds, In the artificial reef (100) having a body formed of a bottom plate 50 provided with one or more drain holes (51) in order to smoothly remove foreign substances and drainage, the internal space (11) having an open top, the artificial reef (100) In the upper opening of the seaweed attachment plate 10 which can be attached to the algae that is a food source to the living organisms in the artificial reef can be formed.

Here, the seaweed attachment plate 10 may be manufactured in an integral form formed by extending the length of each side plate in the horizontal direction. In addition, the seaweed attachment plate 10 may be manufactured in a detachable manner and attached to the upper end of each side plate in a horizontal direction.

By maximizing the algae attachment surface on the top of the reef, it is possible to supply enough food for the creatures inhabiting the artificial reef.

In a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that the embodiments described above can be variously implemented in combination.

The artificial reef 100 combining all the features of the embodiments, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the first and the second forming one or more through holes (23, 33), respectively, in order to facilitate the communication of birds The body is formed of two side plates 20 and 30 and a bottom plate 50 provided with one or more drain holes 51 in order to smoothly remove foreign substances and drain water, thereby providing an inner space 11 having an open top. Filling the natural stone in the inner space 11 to form a large and small sized space in which the reef-fixed resources can be inhabited, and a plurality of spaces 21 having a predetermined size in the side plates 20 and 30. (31) to form a habitat and hiding space for settlement resources inhabiting the natural state.

As shown in FIG. 1, an artificial reef 100 having a tetrahedral shape is manufactured so that the two first side surfaces 20 of the artificial reef have a plurality of circular openings 21 (see FIG. 2), and the remaining two second side surfaces. 30 has a plurality of V-shaped grooves 31 (see FIG. 3).

In addition, by installing the algae attachment plate 10 on the upper surface of the reefs so as to sufficiently supply the algae that is the food of the artificial reef habitat.

Several artificial reefs (100) thus manufactured are tiled at about 10 meters from the bottom of the sea to fill the interior space of artificial reefs with natural stones (60) of appropriate size, such as shellfish abalone, and purple sea urchin urchin urchin. It will provide the best habitat and hiding space for sea urchins.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention fills the natural stone inside the reef to maximize the ecology and habits of the reef settlement resources such as shellfish and sea urchins, and create a suitable environment, such as openings and / or grooves in the side wall In addition, it is effective to provide an optimal artificial reef where reef settlement resources can live and hide. In addition, by making the external structure of the artificial reefs in the form of waveforms so that divers can easily collect shellfish, there is an effect of providing a sufficient food supply of the organisms inhabiting the artificial reefs by making the seaweed attachment plate of the artificial reefs wide. .

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete Body to provide an inner space open at the top consisting of a plurality of side plates each formed at least one through-hole to facilitate the communication of birds, and a bottom plate provided with at least one drain hole to facilitate the removal and drainage of foreign matter, Natural stone is filled in the inner space of the body to provide a large and small size space for the reef settlement resources inhabit, The side plate of the body comprises a side form space for forming a space for the settled resources by forming a plurality of grooves spaced at regular intervals from the opening of the preferred size and shape of the fixing resources Artificial reefs for birds. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the side surface space formed in the side plate, The artificial reef for shellfish, characterized in that formed by the plurality of openings having a polygonal shape in consideration of the preferred shape and size of the fixing resources, spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval around the through hole of the side plate. . 16. The artificial reef for algae according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of openings are cylindrical openings. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the side surface space formed in the side plate, The artificial reef for algae, characterized in that formed by the plurality of grooves, formed in consideration of the shape and size of the fixing resources, which are spaced apart from each other with a predetermined interval around the through-hole of the side plate. 18. The artificial reef for algae according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of grooves are formed by forming a V-shaped groove extending in the horizontal direction of the side plate. 15. The artificial reef for algae according to claim 14, further comprising an algae attachment plate to which the algae, which is a food source for the inhabitants of the artificial reef, is attached to the upper opening. The method of claim 19, wherein the algae attachment plate, A shellfish artificial reef, characterized in that formed in one piece by extending the length of each side plate in the horizontal direction. 20. The artificial reef for algae according to claim 19, wherein the seaweed attaching plate is formed in a detachable form attachable to the upper end of each side plate in a horizontal direction.