KR101777675B1 - System for culturing sea cucumber - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided a sea cucumber cultivation apartment which provides a breeding space for a plurality of sea cucumber culturing houses to be grouped into a sea cucumber; A breeding water supply means for supplying breeding water to a breeding space of a sea cucumber cultivation house; And a breeding water draining means for draining the breeding water from the breeding space of the sea cucumber cultivation house to the outside.

Description

System for culturing sea cucumber

The present invention relates to a sea cucumber culture system, and more particularly, to a sea cucumber culture system capable of providing a compact space in which a small amount of sea cucumber is cultured in an independent space, facilitating cleaning of excrement, will be.

Generally, sea cucumber is a typical health food, but unlike other aquaculture species, it is the only species that can be exported to China at a high price. In particular, the demand for bio-active materials in sea cucumbers is expected to increase in the future as the functionality of them is highlighted. However, since the sea cucumber is a resource panic phenomenon that disappears temporarily in nature as it enters the lower echelon of the ecological physiology, it is legally prohibited to collect before and after the spawning season. There is a problem that price fluctuation is severe.

Many aquaculture technologies have been developed due to the imbalance of supply and demand. However, the technology level is still in the seed production stage, and the seeds produced here are limited to the discharge project for resource enhancement of coastal fisheries crabs .

Recently, as a method for artificially cultivating sea cucumbers, many studies have been conducted on a method of cultivating sea cucumber artificially, and in particular, Temperature sea water or breeding water is supplied so that a large amount of sea cucumber can be raised.

However, since the conventional sea cow aquaculture system is designed and manufactured as a concrete structure having the predetermined volume and area, the space required is relatively large, so that there is a lot of restrictions on the place, and the excrement or feed of sea cucumber is deposited on the floor There is a problem that it is difficult to clean it.

In addition, when the sea cucumber is moved to another position from inside the aquaculture tank for cleaning, when the sea cucumber is subjected to stress and affects the ecological physiology, there is a problem that the feeding activity is slowed down and growth is deteriorated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sea cucumber culture system capable of providing a compact space in which a small amount of sea cucumber is cultured in an independent space, facilitating cleaning of excreta without affecting the ecological physiology of the sea cucumber, .

Meanwhile, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to the present invention, there is provided a sea cucumber cultivation apartment which provides a breeding space for a plurality of sea cucumber culturing houses to be grouped into a sea cucumber; A breeding water supply means for supplying breeding water to a breeding space of a sea cucumber cultivation house; And a breeding water draining means for draining the breeding water from the breeding space of the sea cucumber cultivation house to the outside.

Here, the sea cucumber aquarium system comprises a purification means for purifying the breeding water drained to the outside through the breeding water draining means; Filtration means for filtering the breeding water purified by the purification means; Sterilizing means for sterilizing the feed water filtered by the filtration means and supplying the water to the house for cultivation of the sea cucumber through the feeding means; And a breeding water temperature holding means for keeping the temperature of the breeding water supplied to the sea cucumber culturing house constant through the breeding water supplying means.

In addition, the sea cucumber culture system preferably further comprises a feed means for feeding the feed to the cage of the house for the sea cucumber cultivation.

A sea cucumber cultivation house provides a breeding space for breeding sea cucumbers and is provided with a cylindrical shaped case to which breeding water of a predetermined level is supplied; A drainage unit formed in the case to maintain the water level at a predetermined level; And an engaging portion formed in the case and adapted to engage cases of adjacent positions with each other.

Here, it is preferable that the sea cucumber cultivation house further includes a sea cucumber activity part formed at the bottom of the breeding space of the case.

Further, it is preferable that the sea cucumber cultivation house further includes an excrement dust collecting part formed at the bottom of the breeding space of the case.

Preferably, the drainage section includes a drainage tube projecting from the bottom of the breeding space at a predetermined height.

It is preferable that the drain can be mounted and detached with respect to a drain hole formed as a through hole on the bottom surface.

The active portion of the sea cucumber is located at a predetermined height from the bottom of the housing space of the case; And a drop hole formed in the active plate to allow the excrement of the sea cucumber in the active plate to fall down to the active plate.

The excrement dust collecting part preferably includes a dust collecting plate located in the bottom of the breeding space of the case so as to collect the excrement.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact space in which a small amount of sea cucumber is cultured in an independent space, facilitate the cleaning of excreta without affecting the ecological physiology of the sea cucumber, have.

On the other hand, the effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a sea cucumber culture system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a house for culturing the sea cucumber of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view showing the house of the sea cucumber culturing of FIG. 2 joined together as a sea cucumber house group;
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are cross-sectional views showing the sea cucumber culturing house of FIG. 2 coupled vertically or horizontally; And
6 and 7 are a perspective view and a side sectional view showing a house for culturing a sea cucumber according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a sea cucumber culture system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of sea cucumber houses 100 in a group form, (G) for providing a breeding space for breeding, a breeding water supply means (200) for supplying breeding water to the breeding space of the sea cucumber cultivation house (100), breeding of the sea cucumber house (100) A purifying means 400 for purifying the breeding water drained to the outside through the breeding water draining means 300, a purifying means 400 for purifying the breeding water by the purifying means 400, A sterilizing treatment is performed such that the filtered feed water is filtered by the filtration means 500 and then supplied to the house 100 for cultivation of sea cucumber through the feed water feeding means 200, Means 600, A breeding water temperature holding means 700 for keeping the temperature of the breeding water supplied to the sea cucumber house 100 through the water supply means 200 constant and an operation for supplying and draining the breeding water and a temperature And control means 800 for enabling control of the operation of keeping constant the temperature of the liquid.

Here, the sea cucumber culture system of the present invention may further include a feed unit 900 for periodically feeding the cages to a cage of the house 100 for sea cucumber cultivation.

The sea cucumber cultivation house 100 is composed of a plurality of cantilevered apartments G connected vertically and horizontally to provide a breeding space for breeding sea cucumbers, A case 110 of a sea cucumber culturing house and a drainage unit 120 formed in the case 110 for maintaining the water level at a predetermined level and a case 110 for housing the sea cucumber culturing house adjacent to at least one of the upper, And a plurality of sea cucumber culturing houses connected to each other to be combined into a house group.

The case 110 has a bottom surface 111 having a panel shape and a bottom surface 111. The bottom surface 111 has a cylindrical shape having an open top, And a side wall 112 divided into a front side wall 112a, a right and left side wall 112b, and a rear side wall 112c,

Here, the front side wall 112a of the case 110 has a state in which the opening 113, which allows the inside of the breeding space to be visually checked or cleaned, is opened to a predetermined area, more preferably, It is preferable to prevent entry / exit of the nemesis or entry / exit of the foreign object through the structure opened / closed by the door (not shown).

The left and right side walls 112b of the case 110 are formed at a predetermined height with a supply pipe mounting groove 114 in which a supply pipe IP of the breeding water supply means 200 is seated at a portion adjacent to the front side wall 112a, The breeding water can be continuously supplied to the breeding space while having a predetermined height, so that the oxygen can be supplied to the breeding space when the breeding water is supplied without constructing a separate oxygen supply means.

A drain pipe mounting groove 115 in which a drain pipe OP of the breeding water drainage means 300 is seated is formed at a predetermined height on the left and right side walls 112b of the case 110 adjacent to the rear side wall 112c So that the breeding water overflowing and draining through the drainage part of the case located at the upper end can be drained or collected by the purification means 300 along the drainage pipe OP.

In addition, the case 110 may be selectively mounted with a cover panel 116 covering the upper-side opening portion. When a plurality of the cover panels 116 are coupled by a coupling portion 130 described later and have a group shape, The opening portion of the case located at the uppermost position may be closed to prevent entry or exit of enemies or entry / exit of foreign matter.

The drainage unit 120 is a water level adjusting unit that is provided in the case 110 to maintain the breeding water at a predetermined water level. The drainage unit 120 includes a bottom surface 111, And includes a drain tube 121.

The water drainage tube 121 has a height lower than that of the side wall 112 having the lowest height of the case 110 and allows the water to overflow to the upper end to be drained to the outside so that the water level inside the case 110 is constant .

More preferably, when the bottom surface 111 of the case 110 has a slope from the front to the rear, the drainage tube 121 is mounted and / or detached relative to the drainage hole 122 formed as a through- So that the excrement of the sea cucumber moved around the drain hole 122 along the inclination of the bottom surface 111 is discharged together along the water drained to the outside when the drainage hole 122 is opened good.

The drain hole 122 is more preferably a drain pipe receiving groove 115 formed in the left and right side walls 112b of the case 110 through an extension 123 extending toward the outside of the bottom surface 111, And can be communicated with the drain pipe OP of the breeding water drainage means 300 mounted on the drainage tank 121 so that the breeding water overflowing the drainage tank 121 can be drained or collected to the outside by the purification means 400. [

The binding unit 130 is formed on the side wall 112 of the case 110 so as to stably bind together the houses for cultivation of the sea cucumbers so that the plurality of cases 110 are grouped together. And a right and left side wall 112b corresponding to the right and left sides of the case 110. The left and right side walls 112b and 112b are connected to the right and left side walls 112b, And a seat 132 formed in a concavo-convex structure on the upper and lower ends of the case 110 and on which the corresponding structure of the case 110 adjacent to the upper and lower sides is seated.

The binding opening 131 may be formed by a guide rail having a concave groove structure and a guider having a protrusion structure on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls 112b of the case 110, A seating groove having a groove structure and a seating projection having a projection structure may be respectively formed at an upper end and a lower end of the upper plate 112b.

Therefore, according to the sea cucumber house 100, a plurality of houses 110 are connected to each other by vertically or horizontally, and houses 100 are connected to a house (G) 100), a small amount of sea cucumber is cultured in an independent space, thereby making it possible to design a compact aquaculture apparatus, thereby solving the place constraint problem.

1 to 7, the sea cucumber house 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a casing 110, a drainage unit 120, and a coupling unit 130, 110), which is provided at the lower end of the sea cucumber activity unit (140), for collecting the excreta of the sea cucumber and for discharging the excreta A dust collecting unit 150, and the like.

 Here, the configurations of the case 110, the drainage unit 120, and the coupling unit 130 have the same configuration as that of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The sea cucumber activity unit 140 is a means for providing an activity area for actively feeding the sea cucumber in consideration of the habitat of the sea cucumber in the bottom of the catching space of the case 110, 111), a plurality of cradles protruding from the inner surface of the left and right side walls (112b) in a state of being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined height, an active plate (141) And a drop hole 142 formed to have a predetermined size on the active plate 141 so that the excrement of the sea cucumber inhabiting the active plate 141 is dropped to the excrement dust collecting unit 150 on the lower side of the active plate 141.

The active plate 141 may be formed of a staggered attachment substrate in which the floor 141a and the valley 141b are repeated. Here, the attached substrate may be made of any one or more of various materials such as mesh cloth, vinyl, ordinary cloth, shielding film, and net, and is not limited to a specific material. That is, the attachment substrate may be made of any material as long as the feed or feed fed by the administrator or fed through the feed means 800 can be easily attached, and the sea cucumber can be easily attached to the feed substrate .

The falling hole 142 is formed in such a manner that when the excrement of the sea cucumber that feeds on the floor 141a due to its edge-like characteristic moves to the valley 141b, Preferably, the sea cucumber is an oval shape having a predetermined length so that the excrement can pass through the inclined surface or valley 141b between the floor 141a and the valley 141b, that is, Phase.

The sea cucumber activity unit 140 allows the sea cucumbers to feed on the floor 141a when the activity plate 141 is constructed so that the sea cucumbers live on the bottom surface 111 of the case 110, The characteristics of the favorite sea cucumbers can be exerted well and through this, the growth of the sea cucumbers can be promoted.

The excrement dust collecting unit 150 is provided at the lower end of the sea cucumber activity unit 140 to collect the excrement of the sea cucumber and to discharge the excrement when the excrement is detached from the outside. (Not shown) that is guided by the bottom surface 111 or sunk on the bottom surface 111 to collect the excrement dropped through the drop hole 142 And a handle 152 which is formed on the dust collecting plate 151 located on the front side wall 112a of the case 110 and which facilitates the cleaning of the excrement such that the dust collecting plate 151 is detached from the bottom surface 111 .

Here, the dust collecting plate 151 is formed by, for example, a flexible wire having a frame shape and a dust net of a mesh material having fine holes, and a portion corresponding to the rear side wall 112c of the case 110 is rounded Processed structure. Even if the dust collecting plate 151 is tilted when the active plate 141 is lifted to a predetermined height for separation along the front side wall 112a of the case 110, To the rounded portion of the end portion.

Therefore, according to the slurry collector 150, when the slurry is collected on the dust collecting plate 151, it is easy to remove and clean the slurry through the separation of the dust collecting plate 151.

In addition, compared to the conventional cleaning method in which the excrement is cleaned in a state in which the active plate 141 is lifted to a predetermined height, the sea cucumber is moved to another place in the breeding space for cleaning. So that the effect on the ecological physiology of the sea cucumber can be minimized, so that the growth of the sea cucumber can be prevented from being greatly disturbed.

In the meantime, according to the present invention, it is described that the active plate 141 and the dust collecting plate 151 are configured at the same time. However, without the configuration of the dust collecting plate 151, When the active plate 141 is lifted to a predetermined height and the drain canister 121 is temporarily detached from the drain hole 122 along the drain hole 122 when the active plate 141 is lifted to a predetermined height The slurry may be discharged along the drain hole 122 after the slurry is moved to the drain hole 122 along the slope of the bottom surface 111 by the flow of the breeding water drained.

The feeding means 200 for feeding the feeding water 200 feeds the feeding water to the feeding space of the house 100 for the sea cucumber cultivation, A feed pipe IP having a length that is continuously seated in the groove 114 and a feed pipe IP formed through the feed pipe IP at a position corresponding to the breeding space of each of the cases 110, And a feed pump (not shown) for moving the disinfection treated water through the feed pipe IP from the disinfection means 600 and the like.

Therefore, according to the breeding water supply means 200, breeding water disinfected by the disinfection means 600 is continuously or periodically supplied to the breeding space by the feeding pump operated under the control of the control means 800, Oxygen is generated in the breeding space as it falls, so that it is not necessary to construct a separate oxygen generating means, thereby saving the facility cost.

The breeding water draining means 300 is means for draining the breeding water from the breeding space of the sea cucumber culturing house 100 to the external purification means 400, A drain pipe OP having a length that is continuously seated in the drain pipe receiving groove 115 of each of the case 110 and a drain pipe OP corresponding to the breeding space of the case 110, A connecting pipe (not shown) and a drain pipe OP (not shown) are connected to the extension 123 of each case 110 located at the upper end to drain the overflowed breeding water to the drainage pipe OP, And a drain pump (not shown) for moving the breeding water drained through the drain pipe 400 to the purification means 400.

Therefore, according to the breeding water drainage means 300, the breeding water is drained to the purification means 400 by the drainage pressure drained to the drainage pump or the drainage pipe OP operated under the control of the control means 800, The number of breeding can always be circulated.

The purifying means 400 is means for purifying the breeding water drained through the breeding water draining means 300 and includes a collecting tank CT for providing a predetermined space for collecting the breeding water, (Not shown) and a collecting tank (CT) or a purifying tank (PT) provided in a purifying tank (PT) communicating with the tank (CT) And a transfer pump (not shown) for transferring the purified water to the purification tank.

Here, the purifying member may be constituted of a receiving bag containing a microorganism-containing container. The collecting tank (CT) or the purifying tank (PT) may be provided with a heating means, such as a surface heating heater, So that the purification action is maximized.

Therefore, according to the purifying unit 400, the polluted components included in the drained water can be purified through microorganisms or the like.

The filtration means 500 is provided in the filtration tank FT and the filtration tank FT in which the breeding water purified by the purification means 400 is subjected to filtration treatment, And a transfer pump (not shown) for transferring filtered filtrate from the filtration tank FT to the disinfection unit 600. The disinfection unit 600 includes a filtration unit (not shown)

Here, the filter member may have sand or a known cartridge filter structure, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, according to the filtration means 500, it is possible to filter out foreign matter or the like contained in the purified water subjected to the purification treatment.

The disinfection means 600 is means for supplying the disinfection water treated by the filtration means 500 to the house 100 for the sea cucumber cultivation through the disinfection water supply means 200, And a disinfecting member (not shown) provided in the disinfecting tank DT for disinfecting or disinfecting bacteria contained in the breeding water through chemicals.

Here, the disinfecting member (not shown) may be constituted by a known medicine or an ultraviolet sterilizing unit, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, according to the disinfection unit 600, the feed water filtered by the filtration unit 500 can be sterilized and then supplied to the house 100 for culturing the sea cucumber through the feeding water supply unit 200.

The breeding water temperature maintenance means 700 is means for maintaining the temperature of the breeding water supplied to the sea cucumber house 100 through the breeding water supply means 200 constant, (Not shown) for measuring the temperature of the water in which the disinfection process has been completed, and a sensor 15 for measuring the temperature at which the feeding frequency of the sea cucumber is actively controlled, based on the temperature of the water being measured by the sensor And a heat exchanger (not shown) for exchanging heat to have a temperature of 占 폚 to 18 占 폚.

Therefore, according to the holding water temperature maintaining means 700, the growth of the sea cucumber can be promoted by maintaining the temperature at which the feeding of the sea cucumbers is actively performed at all times.

The control means 800 is a means for controlling the operation for supplying and draining the breeding water and the operation for keeping the temperature of the breeding water constant, The control for activating the heat exchanger based on the provided temperature can be selectively or periodically performed so that the breeding water having a constant temperature is always supplied and drained in the breeding space.

Meanwhile, in the sea food culture system of the present invention, the feed supply means 900 is a means for periodically feeding the feed to the breeding space, and includes a silo for storing the feed, a breeding house for the sea cucumber house 100 from the silo And a screw or an air pressure pump that feeds the feed from the silo along the feed pipe to the feeding and feeding space.

Therefore, according to the feeder 900, the feed of the sea cucumber can be easily performed by feeding the feed to the breeding space of the sea cucumber house 100 periodically.

Hereinafter, the operation of the sea cucumber culture system having the above-described structure will be described.

First, a plurality of cases 110 are connected to cases vertically or horizontally adjacent to each other through a coupling part 130 formed on the left and right side walls 112b of the case 110, (G).

Each of the sea cucumber cultivation house 100 in the sea cucumber cultivation apartment G is supplied with the breeding water to the breeding space of the case 110 through the breeding water supply means 200 and the breeding water draining means 300, And a small amount of sea cucumber introduced into the breeding space of the case 110 is periodically supplied to the breeding space of the case 110. In this case, They are fed through absorbing feeding activities.

Accordingly, a small amount of sea cucumber is cultured in a separate space within the house 100 having a predetermined area, thereby making it possible to design a compact aquaculture apparatus, and the aquaculture tank is designed as a large concrete structure The place constraint problem can be solved.

On the other hand, in the state as described above, the excrement excreted in the feeding operation of the sea cucumber is easily moved toward the rear of the case 110 as the bottom surface 111 of the case 110 has a predetermined inclination from the front to the back And in this state the drain canister 121 is removed and cleaned together with the purifying means 400 by flow to the breeding water drained along the drain hole 122 at the moment of temporary detachment from the drain hole 122. [

Therefore, when the sea cucumber feces is drained and cleaned in the breeding water, when the aquarium is formed in a large size as in the conventional art, the operator can easily and easily clean the faeces by using the tool have.

On the other hand, when the active plate 141 and the dust collecting plate 151 are further formed inside the case 110, the excretion of the sea cucumber that feeds on the floor 141a of the active plate 141 is conveyed to the valley 141b The dust collecting plate 151 is separated from the bottom surface 111 in a state in which the active plate 141 is lifted to a predetermined height so that the water in the drain tank 121 ) And the drain hole 122 are not used.

Therefore, when the active plate 141 and the dust collecting plate 151 are formed in the case 110, the feeding activity using the active plate 141 can be activated to increase the effect of raising the sea cucumber, Cleaning of the waste to be used can be carried out easily.

In addition, since the active plate 141 and the dust collecting plate 151 are separated from each other, it is possible to clean the excrement using the dust collecting plate 151 without touching the sea cucumber being fed.

Meanwhile, in the above-mentioned state, the breeding water drained by the purifying means 400 is purified by the purifying member by the excrement or the like, and then the purifying-treated breeding water is filtered through the filtration means 500 The foreign matter is filtered by the member, and then the filtration treated water is sterilized and disinfected by the disinfecting member of the disinfecting means (500). As described above, the breeding water having been subjected to purification, filtration and disinfection is supplied to the breeding chamber of the case 110 through the breeding water supply means 200, Heat exchange is performed so as to have the set temperature.

Therefore, the feeding water having a constant temperature and clean condition is always circulated in the breeding space of the case 110, so that the feeding activity of the sea cucumber can be actively performed, thereby promoting the growth of the sea cucumber and maximizing the production amount of the sea cucumber have.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not to be determined by the embodiments described, but should be determined by equivalents of the claims and the claims.

Claims (13)

A sea cucumber cultivation apartment (G) for providing a breeding space for a plurality of sea cucumber cultivation houses (100) to be grouped into a group for breeding sea cucumbers;
A breeding water supply means 200 for supplying breeding water to the breeding space of the sea cucumber house 100;
A breeding water draining means 300 for draining the breeding water from the breeding space of the sea cucumber cultivation house 100 to the outside;
A purifying means (400) for purifying the breeding water drained to the outside through the breeding water draining means (300);
A filtration means (500) for filtering the breeding water purified by the purification means (400);
Disinfection means (600) for allowing the feed water filtered by the filtration means (500) to be sterilized and then supplied to the house (100) for sea cucumber cultivation through the feed water feeding means (200); And
And a breeding water temperature maintenance means (700) for keeping the temperature of the breeding water supplied to the sea cucumber house (100) through the breeding water supply means (200) constant,
The sea cucumber house 100 is provided with a case 110 in the form of a tubular body to provide a breeding space for breeding the sea cucumber and supplied with breeding water at a predetermined level; A drainage part 120 formed in the case 110 to maintain the feeding water at a predetermined water level; An engaging portion 130 formed in the case 110 to allow the cases at adjacent positions to be bound together in upper, lower, left, and right directions; An active plate 141 having a drop hole 142 positioned at a predetermined height from the bottom of the rearing space of the case 110 to provide a space for the sea cucumber and to drop excretion of the sea cucumber in the form of drops; And a handle 152 disposed at one end and rounded at a predetermined curvature at the other end so as to lift the handle 152. [ And a dust collecting plate 151 having a structure for forming an excretion dust collecting space when the dust collecting space is formed in the case 110. The left and right side walls 112b of the case 110 are provided with a supply pipe seat groove 114, And a drainage pipe mounting groove 115 on which a drainage pipe OP of a breeding water shared by the left and right cases is mounted is formed at a predetermined height and the drainage unit 120 is protruded from the bottom of the feeding space at a predetermined height And a drain pipe 121 which is installed and detachable from a drain hole 122 formed in the bottom surface 111 of the bottom surface 111. The drain pipe OP communicates with the drain hole 122 of the upper case, Through the drainage tube 121 of the Wherein the water is collected and drained. delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising feeding means (900) for feeding the feed to the breeding space of the sea cucumber house (100). delete delete delete 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the front side wall (112a) of the case (110)
Wherein the opening part (113) has a predetermined opening area. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the opening (113)
And a door configured to open and close the sea cucumber. delete delete delete delete delete

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