KR102533222B1 - Sustainable sea forest construction apparatus using float - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a device for creating a sea forest as spores released from seaweeds planted on a rope are attached to a float connected to a rope and grow,
At least one float unit including a float formed with a hole passing through the top and bottom, first and second fixing means located at the top and bottom of the float, and a rope connected to one end of the fixing means,
It is characterized in that seaweed is planted on the rope and spores released from the seaweed adhere to the float.

Description

Sustainable sea forest creation device using floats {SUSTAINABLE SEA FOREST CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS USING FLOAT}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a sea forest, and more specifically, as a device for creating a sea forest while spores epiphyte and grow on a plurality of floats connected in the longitudinal direction, compared to the existing spore epiphytic apparatus using a one-time spore bag, this invention The device is eco-friendly because it can be used multiple times, and the device's mobility is good, so the sea forest space created with this device can be used as a seed space for creating a sea forest. it's about

Marine forests, that is, sea forests, supply oxygen to the marine water, purify the marine environment, and provide spawning grounds and breeding grounds for various fish and shellfish, so their functions as primary producers of the marine ecosystem are very important.

However, in recent years, seaweed, kelp, Ecklonia cava, and perennial seaweed colonies that have flourished in coastal fisheries in Korea have been destroyed by high temperature, low salinity, marine pollution, and excessive feeding of saprophytic animals, causing whitening (i.e., bleaching) of the ecosystem. The damage area is rapidly expanding, and damage to seaweed colonies due to excessive development of coastlines, port construction, leisure activities, underwater viewing, etc. is intensifying.

It is known that natural healing is almost impossible without efforts to artificially restore the depletion of fishery resources as well as eutrophication in sea areas where this whitening phenomenon has occurred. As one of the government projects, it is being carried out every year with a lot of budget.

For this reason, various techniques for artificially creating and restoring sea forests have been developed and attempted, and the inventor of the present invention has also devised and registered several techniques in the past. 『Seaweed implant and method of creating sea forest using said seaweed implant』, Patent Registration No. 10-1213463 (2012.12.12) 『Sea Forest Creation Device with Enhanced Spore Protection』, Registration Patent No. 10-1161782 (2012.06.26) ) 『Spore Transplantation Device for Sea Forest Creation』.

Methods for creating a sea forest include a method in which seeds (spores in a narrow sense) are sown in the sea, where they germinate, grow and become an adult, and a method in which a sea forest is created, and a grown adult is transplanted into the sea ), there may be a method of creating a sea forest by inducing spore release, but the latter is more preferable in terms of workability and effectiveness.

In addition, when transplanting a grown adult, that is, seaweed into the sea, the adult is fixed to a rope connected in various directions in the transverse direction at a point at a certain height from the bottom of the water, and over time, spores are released from the seaweed and the spores are released from the bottom. Sea forests are formed by growing and attaching to various structures in the water, including .

However, since many ropes are connected in the transverse direction, there is often a problem that the rope connection is easily broken due to fishing nets or traps.

Depending on the environment in the sea, the depth at which algae grow well is different. In particular, even at the same location, the depth at which growth is well established can vary depending on environmental changes. Therefore, efficient spore growth cannot be expected with a consistent transverse rope arrangement there was.

In addition, instead of fixing seaweed to a rope to induce spore release, the spore bag containing the spores is directly fixed to the rope to induce spore release. There are also environmental issues that need to be addressed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems or limitations of the existing sea forest creation, and to provide a sea forest creation device that is more environmentally friendly and can increase the efficiency of spore release and seaweed growth using a float.

In addition, the purpose is to provide a sea forest creation device equipped with mobility as well as continuous use of the device.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for creating a sea forest having a structure capable of preventing spores attached to the float and seaweed grown thereafter from being eaten by foraging animals.

In addition, the purpose is to provide a sea forest creation device equipped with a structure that can prevent early feeding of spores and seaweed from conch and abalone as well as birds of prey.

Sea forest creation device according to the present invention for achieving the above object.

At least one floatation unit including a float formed with a hole passing through the top and bottom, first and second fixing means located at the upper and lower ends of the float, and a rope connected to one end of the fixing means is composed of one or more floats, and the seaweed is attached to the rope. Is planted and spores released from seaweed are attached to the float,

It is characterized in that grooves are continuously or discontinuously formed on the surface of the float.

And the float unit further includes a spring whose both ends are coupled to the first and second fixing means and positioned in the hole of the float, and a wire positioned in the hole of the float for limiting tension of the spring. to be

Alternatively, the sea forest creation device according to the present invention,

A float formed with a hole penetrating the upper and lower parts, first and second fixing means located at the top and bottom of the float, and both ends coupled to the first and second fixing means, respectively, and a spring positioned in the hole of the float And, one or more float units located in the hole of the float and including a wire for limiting the tension of the spring,

It is characterized in that grooves are continuously or discontinuously formed on the surface of the float.

And the groove in the above sea forest creation device is characterized in that the cross section is V-shaped.

According to the sea forest creation apparatus of the present invention according to the above configuration,

Since the float is used as a spore growth tool, it has the advantage that it is not consumable and can be used continuously, and since the device is arranged in the longitudinal direction, it has the advantage that it can be installed at a depth where algae growth is well established depending on the underwater environment.

In addition, the movement of the rope connected to the float is activated due to the spring installed inside the float and the wire for limiting tension, thereby preventing access of birds of prey to the float.

In addition, the groove formed on the surface of the float has an effect of preventing early feeding of conch or abalone on spores or seaweed.

In addition, the bugu unit according to the present invention has an effect of being able to utilize the sea forest space created by the present device as a seed space for creating a sea forest because of its good mobility. In other words, the seaweed attached to the seaweed is moved to create a sea forest so that the seaweed that has grown into an adult in the float attached to the next site can be succeeded. has the advantage of

1 is a view showing the inventors of the sea forest creation device, that is, a float unit.
2 is a view showing an operating state of the float unit of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a view showing various modifications of the float constituting the float unit of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a view showing an example of use of the float according to Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a view showing a modified example of the present inventors float unit.
Figure 6 is a view showing the sea forest composition state according to the time change after installing the sea forest creation device according to the present invention.
7 is a view showing another embodiment of a float unit according to the present invention.

With reference to the drawings, the sea forest creation device according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

In the sea forest creation apparatus according to the present invention, one or more float units (U) made of a float 10 and a rope 30 connected to one end of the float are installed in the water in the longitudinal direction, and such a composition device is installed within a certain area Many of them are installed, and over time, sea forests are created.

More specifically,

The float 10 used in the apparatus of the present invention is a commonly used float, and a hole 10a penetrating vertically is formed in the float (however, the float is not limited to the conventional shape and can be modified in various ways). is of course).

In addition, the rope 30 is connected to one end of the float, and the first and second fixing means 21 and 22 are located at the upper and lower ends of the float, respectively, and the rope is attached to the second fixing means 22 located at the lower end of the rope. (30) is connected and the connection between the float and the rope is made.

The first and second fixing means 21 and 22 are respectively fixed to the upper and lower ends of the float by a spring 40 described later.

Such a configuration, that is, the configuration of 'first fixing means - float - second fixing means - rope' is called a float unit (U), and by installing one or more float units in the sea, the creation of the sea forest begins.

That is, by planting an adult, that is, seaweed (P) on the rope 30, the floating unit is installed in the sea. Over time, as spores are released from the seaweed, spores are attached to the floats connected together (of course, some of them are underwater The spores will grow into algae over time, creating a sea forest.

For reference, FIG. 6 schematically shows the process of forming a sea forest as spores are attached to floats by the composition device of the present invention and the adherent spores grow into seaweed, showing the state of the first year after the installation of the composition device of the present invention in the sea. (See [a] in FIG. 6), and then the 2nd and 3rd year states (see [b] and [c] in FIG. 6) are shown.

Next, the float unit (U) according to the present invention is a structure that can be installed in a plurality in the longitudinal direction by connecting the fixing means and the rope of the other float unit using the fixing means (21, 22) located at the top of the float. ,

The depth of the water where seaweed grows smoothly may vary from place to place, but the device of the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to secure a specific depth where seaweed grows well because the float unit is installed longitudinally in the water.

In addition, such a longitudinal arrangement has an advantage in that the risk of damage from fishing nets or traps is lower than that of conventional transverse arrangements.

Next, the structure of the floating unit (U) is explained in more detail,

First, the first and second fixing means (21, 22) located at the upper and lower ends of the float have opening and closing means (21a, 22a) so that the rope or the like can be easily attached and separated, and the shape of the lifting means is mounted rather than circular. It is preferable to be formed in a polygonal type so that the rope or the like can stay at a specific point, and is shown in a triangular type in the drawings of this specification.

For reference, the opening and closing numbers 21a and 22a open and close one surface of the fixing means in order to attach and separate the rope or the like from the fixing means, and since a conventional general configuration is employed, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

And both ends of the rope according to the present invention are made of a looped type for connection with the fixing means.

Next, the spring 40 and the wire 50 are inserted into the hole 10a of the float.

Both ends of the spring 40 are attached to the first and second fixing means 21 and 22 so that the first and second fixing means are fixed to the upper and lower ends of the float.

The wire 50 is a wire for limiting the tension of the spring, and preferably has a length shorter than the length of the spring when the spring is maximally stretched.

Due to the above structure, the movement of the rope in the water is smooth, it is possible to hinder the movement of the birds moving on the rope, and it is possible to prevent access to the buoy where the spores are attached (see FIG. 2).

Next, FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the float used in the present invention. If the surface of the float in FIGS. 1 and 2 was a smooth type, the surface of the float in FIG. 3 had continuous or discontinuous grooves 10A_. It is confirmed that the structure is formed.

(Although shown in two types in FIG. 3, it goes without saying that continuous or discontinuous grooves may be formed in various forms on the surface of the float.)

When the spores are attached to the float, they are also introduced into the groove 10A and the epiphyte occurs. The groove 10A_ climbs up the rope (of course, a structure is installed to prevent the access of conch or abalone, but this It is a structure to prevent early ingestion of spores or algae from marine animals such as conch or abalone.

That is, since conch or abalone cannot eat food to the inside of the groove (10A), even if the conch or abalone that has climbed up to the float passes through the surface of the float, the spores or algae in the groove can be protected and continue growth is possible

Also, the groove 10A may be formed in various depths or shapes, but preferably has a V-shaped cross section. This is because when the inner circumferential surface of the groove is formed as an inclined surface, such as a V-shape, light can be received even underwater, which is helpful for algae growth.

Next, FIG. 4 [A] / [C] shows a state in which spores will adhere to the float formed with grooves as in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 [B] / [D] shows the deformed float as shown in FIG. It shows a state in which the leaf chamber 10B, in which spores have initially grown (seaweed in the initial growth state), etc. has grown, is wound on the continuous groove formed on the .

That is, the spores may be directly put into the groove of the above-mentioned float and epiphyte, but the growth of seaweed may be induced by winding the leaf chamber 10B in a state in which leaves and the like are grown around the groove 10A. It is easy to install the yarn by the groove, and since the leaves are located inside the groove, it is possible to prevent early feeding from conch or abalone.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the wire 50 can be connected to the rope 30 rather than being installed in the second fixing means located at the lower end of the float, and at this time, the lower end of the wire goes up and down along the rope. It is desirable to connect the wire to the rope so that it can be moved.

Accordingly, a movable ring 51 that moves up and down along the inserted rope is mounted at the end of the wire, and the movable ring moves up and down along the rope to prevent access of birds of prey.

If the sea forest composition using the bugu unit configured as described above is described based on the accompanying drawings,

As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of sea forest creation devices in which two floating units (U) are connected in the longitudinal direction are installed underwater within a specific range. At this time, a shock absorber (D) is installed at the end of the rope connected to the bottom so that it can be flexibly prepared for the impact caused by the current or current. For reference, the shock absorber is a well-known technology and is described in Patent Registration No. 10-1921251 of the present inventor, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, seaweed is transplanted to the rope 30 of the present invention.

Over time, spores are released from seaweeds, and the released spores attach to the float and grow (Fig. 6 [a]). [b] and [c] in Fig. 6).

In addition, when the sea forest is created as required, the other floating unit mounted on the fixing means is separated and moved to another space where the sea forest needs to be created, so that the existing sea forest can serve as a seed bank. The composition apparatus of the present invention can be used semi-permanently and continuously.

On the other hand, the floating unit of the sea forest creation device according to the present invention may be configured as follows.

As shown in FIG. 7, the float unit U of the present invention includes a float 10 having a hole passing through the top and bottom, and first and second fixing means 21, 22 positioned at the top and bottom of the float. ), a spring 4 having both ends coupled to the first and second fixing means and located in the hole of the float, and a wire 50 for limiting the tension of the spring positioned in the hole of the float. It is done by

That is, the structure of the rope 30 is omitted from the above-mentioned floatation unit, and the floatation of FIG. 7 and the floatation of various groove structures shown in FIG. 3 can be used, of course.

And as shown in Figure 7, a plurality of float units (U) are connected up and down using a fixing means and installed in the water.

This is because when a sea forest is formed on natural bedrock, when installed as shown in FIG. 7, spores released from seaweeds attach to the float 10 and grow into seaweed. When the seaweed grows to some extent, the float unit is moved to another place. It is possible to expand the creation of sea forests.

In addition, a new float unit is installed in the place where the float unit is removed, and the same operation is repeated. This will expand the area of marine forests.

In the above description of the present invention, the sea forest creation device having a specific shape, structure, and configuration has been mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified, changed, and replaced by those skilled in the art, and these modifications and changes and substitutions are to be construed as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

* Description of symbols for main parts of drawings *
U: subunit
10: Bugu
10A: groove 10B: leaf chamber
30: rope
21, 22: first and second fixing means
40: spring 50: wire

Claims (4)

At least one float unit including a float formed with a hole passing through the top and bottom, first and second fixing means located at the top and bottom of the float, and a rope connected to one end of the fixing means,
It is characterized in that seaweed is planted on the rope and spores released from the seaweed adhere to the float,
It is characterized in that grooves are formed continuously or discontinuously on the surface of the float,
The subunit is
Both ends are coupled to the first and second fixing means, respectively, and the float is located in the hole of the float, and the wire for limiting the tension of the spring is located in the hole of the float. Sustainable sea forest creation device. According to claim 1,
The groove is a sustainable sea forest creation device using a float, characterized in that the cross section is V-shaped. A float formed with a hole passing through the top and bottom, first and second fixing means located at the upper and lower ends of the float, and a spring having both ends coupled to the first and second fixing means and positioned in the hole of the float And, one or more float units located in the hole of the float and including a wire for limiting the tension of the spring,
Sustainable sea forest creation device using a float, characterized in that grooves are formed continuously or discontinuously on the surface of the float. According to claim 3,
The groove is a sustainable sea forest creation device using a float, characterized in that the cross section is V-shaped.

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