JP7625263B2 - Aquatic organism farming equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an aquatic organism farming device that can properly farm aquatic organisms, including fish and shellfish, even when the organisms are distributed across multiple locations.

In recent years, a combination of factors including the global population increase, the growth of the middle class, economic growth in developing countries, and improved tastes for seafood has led to an increase in seafood consumption worldwide. In addition, the development of technology for harvesting seafood (fishing methods) and distribution technology has led to an increase in the amount of seafood harvested.

In this way, the demand for fish and shellfish and other marine resources is increasing at the same time as the corresponding increase in supply capacity. This simultaneous increase has raised concerns about a decrease in marine resources and, in some cases, depletion. In particular, the culture of eating seafood has developed in emerging countries, which in the past had little seafood as a food culture, and this has led to an increase in demand for seafood in many countries. This, combined with population growth and economic growth, is causing a decrease and depletion of marine resources all over the world.

In addition to the increase in demand and the resulting increase in supply, marine resources are declining due to rising sea temperatures and environmental deterioration caused by global warming. As a result, marine resources are declining or approaching depletion more rapidly than the catch.

In fact, there are indications that, depending on the species of fish, catches may be restricted under a global framework. The catches allocated to each country are not at a level that can meet the demand and desires of each country, and in Japan, which has historically consumed a large amount of marine resources, it is becoming difficult for the supply to meet the demand and desires of the country.

Furthermore, fishing limits and quotas can change depending on the nation's power. In recent years, Japan's relative economic power has declined and the country's national power has declined, resulting in fishing quotas that are often unable to fully meet demand. In addition, even in countries that traditionally had little culture of eating seafood, tastes are changing and people are eating more seafood. As a result, an increasing number of countries and regions are requesting fishing quotas in lieu of fishing limits. This, too, makes it difficult for Japan to obtain a catch volume that meets its demand.

Of course, even for species of fish and shellfish for which quotas are not managed, differences in fishing capacity and market procurement power can make it difficult for Japan to secure fishery resources to meet its demand.

Thus, there is the macro issue of the decline and depletion of fishery resources worldwide, and the micro issue of Japan's difficulty in securing fishery resources to meet demand, given its relative position in the world. Furthermore, these macro and micro issues are in an extremely severe situation for some fish species. For some fish species, it is becoming extremely difficult to catch them in the wild.

In these circumstances, there is a growing demand to move away from harvesting wild fish and shellfish and towards the development of fishery resources through aquaculture and stock farming. This is to ensure a stable supply of fishery resources and meet demand. There is also a goal to prevent the depletion of wild fishery resources and to create a sustainable fishery business.

Technologies related to aquaculture and farming have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).

JP 2009-284828 A JP 2016-77267 A JP 2006-204235 A

Patent Document 1 discloses a method for producing larvae of homing fish that produces larvae that have passed through the hatching, fish farming, and rearing stages after egg collection and fertilization before being released into rivers, and is characterized by applying a temperature change with a freely settable cycle equivalent to one day to the production water used in part or all of the hatching, fish farming, and rearing stages.

Patent Document 1 relates to a production method in which fish are already grown as juveniles, and is not a technology that can be applied to the hatching of spawned eggs.

Patent Document 2 discloses a land-based tuna rearing device equipped with a juvenile fish rearing tank in which juvenile tuna are reared until they become juvenile fish, and the juvenile fish rearing tank has a first pipe for receiving juvenile fish that have finished rearing in the juvenile fish rearing tank from the juvenile fish rearing tank by a water current.

Patent Document 2 relates to a breeding device for raising tuna fry to immature fish, and cannot be applied to the hatching of inshore fish eggs. In addition, it does not provide any techniques or suggestions for hatching, and is not related to the hatching or raising of inshore fish eggs.

Patent Document 3 discloses an electrolytic cell 5 which is provided with an anode chamber 3 and a cathode chamber 4 separated by a diaphragm 2 and which electrolyzes seawater S supplied from a breeding aquarium 1. An aeration tank 8 to which seawater S is supplied from the anode chamber 3. A chlorine dissolution tank 10 in which a space 14 above the water surface is connected to a space 15 above the water surface of the aeration tank 8 and in which water W is stored or passed. An aeration device 16 which sprays air from the space 14 of the chlorine dissolution tank 10 into the seawater S in the aeration tank 8 and into the water W of the chlorine dissolution tank 10 for aeration. A neutralization tank 7 which neutralizes active chlorine remaining in the seawater S supplied from the aeration tank 8 with a carbonizing agent 6. A mixing tank 9 which mixes the seawater S supplied from the cathode chamber 4 and the seawater S supplied from the neutralization tank 7 and returns the seawater S to the breeding aquarium 1. The pH adjustment device 100 is provided with these components. A closed recirculating aquaculture system is disclosed that can adjust the pH of seawater S by electrolyzing the seawater S.

Patent Document 3 discloses adjusting the pH of seawater using electrolysis. However, the technology in Patent Document 3 does not disclose how to purify water.

Even if electrolysis is used to purify water, there is a problem in that the purification is insufficient. As mentioned above, the main cause of deterioration of water quality inside containers that store aquatic organisms is ammonia due to excretion, etc. Electrolysis requires hypochlorous acid to decompose this ammonia. However, this hypochlorous acid itself has a negative effect on aquatic organisms if it is returned to the storage container. Water purification by electrolysis involves taking water from the storage container into the electrolyzer, and circulating the decomposed water back to the storage container.

This circulation causes hypochlorous acid to be returned to the container, which is undesirable because it can have a detrimental effect on aquatic organisms.
As can be seen from Patent Documents 1 to 3, there is a problem in that there is insufficient technology to realize appropriate aquaculture in the aquaculture of aquatic organisms. For example, if tuna or yellowtail are to be cultured from a certain number of fry to parent fish in a large facility built in the sea, it is possible to do so by making the facility larger. In addition, since the environment is the same as the ocean, less delicate control is required in the aquaculture, such as water quality management.

In contrast, coastal fish and small fish are often farmed in land-based facilities other than marine cages. This is because the ocean is greatly affected by tidal changes and waves, making the work difficult and sometimes unfavorable for the growth of coastal fish and small fish. Of course, the same is true for the cultivation of seedlings and fry of medium-sized and large fish.

Aquaculture of such fish, including inshore fish, small fish, or seedlings and fry, requires delicate water quality management. Furthermore, aquaculture in farming equipment installed in land-based facilities is preferable to cultivating them in places susceptible to external influences, such as marine fish cages.

Also, it is preferable to cultivate a limited number of aquatic organisms in small or medium-sized containers rather than cultivating a large number in one large container. This is because a delicate environment is required for raising seedlings and fry, and then for them to develop into adults. Also, if there are too many organisms, they may be harmed by cannibalism or fighting.

Because aquaculture is carried out in these land-based facilities, there is a limit to the amount of aquatic organisms that can be cultivated in one facility. This is because there are limitations to how large land-based facilities can be, due in part to cost issues.

In addition, when it comes to edible seafood, local production and consumption may be required from the standpoint of freshness and transportation costs (as well as reducing the environmental impact). Alternatively, it may be possible to reuse aquaculture facilities that already exist in various locations. For example, there may be aquaculture facilities already installed in various locations, some of which are not being used. By reusing these, it is possible to expand the amount of aquaculture and implement aquaculture projects in each region with reduced initial costs.

Conventional technology did not take such things into consideration.

In other words, the conventional technology had problems in that (1) it was not possible to perform water quality management appropriate for the growth of aquatic organisms when cultivating them, and (2) it was not possible to carry out highly uniform aquaculture across multiple aquaculture facilities.

In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide an aquatic organism farming device that can link multiple storage containers installed in different locations to perform farming management under optimal conditions.

In view of the above problems, the aquatic organism culturing device is an aquatic organism culturing device that controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations,
The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container;
a transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to the storage unit;
a client cultivation condition generating unit that generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the client container, based on the master cultivation conditions stored in the storage unit;
An output unit that outputs the client cultivation conditions to a client storage container ,
Link the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the master container with the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the client container ,
The unsuitable growing conditions that caused the growth to be unsatisfactory in the master container are set as master growing conditions, and client growing conditions based on the unsuitable growing conditions are generated .

The aquatic organism cultivating device of the present invention can link the master container, which determines the optimal cultivation conditions, with the cultivation conditions in the client containers. This linkage makes it possible to standardize the cultivation conditions in multiple containers installed in different locations.

In addition, the growth conditions detected in the master container can be applied to the client containers, allowing aquatic organisms to be cultivated under the growth conditions in each of a plurality of containers installed in different locations.

In addition, because the water quality management allows for more appropriate types of parameters to control the growth conditions, even difficult-to-cultivate aquatic organisms such as seedlings, juvenile fish, coastal fish, small fish, and medium-sized fish can be cultivated properly.

1 is a block diagram of an aquatic organism cultivating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aquaculture device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing control of a master storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing control of a client storage container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an aquaculture device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The aquatic organism cultivating device according to the first aspect of the present invention is an aquatic organism cultivating device that controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations,
The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container;
a transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to the storage unit;
a client cultivation condition generating unit that generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the client container, based on the master cultivation conditions stored in the storage unit;
An output unit that outputs a client growth condition to a client storage container,
The conditions for growing aquatic organisms in a master container are linked to the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in a client container.

This configuration allows aquatic organisms to be cultivated in the client container in conjunction with the master cultivation conditions in the master container that have been proven through actual cultivation. As a result, the effort of manually or by other means creating and monitoring the client cultivation conditions in the client container can be reduced, and cultivation of the same quality as in the master container can be achieved in the client container. It also increases the precision and uniformity of cultivation. It is possible to reduce the total costs of personnel, human labor, and labor hours while improving the overall cultivation quality.

In a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the different locations include at least one of different locations within the same facility and geographically different locations,
The master and client containers are located in different locations.

This structure will enable aquaculture that is suited to local production and consumption, and will enable the cultivation of aquatic organisms by utilizing local aquaculture facilities.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the memory unit is provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit and the output unit.

This configuration allows for the use of virtual spaces such as the cloud. It also makes it easier to build the entire aquaculture equipment system.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to third aspects, the master container and the client container each contain aquatic organisms and cultivation water,
The conditions for master training are:
Irradiation conditions for the master container;
Temperature conditions of the water inside the master container;
Dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture water inside the master container;
The pH concentration of the water inside the master container.
Salinity of the water inside the master container
At least one of
The conditions for client training are:
Irradiation conditions for the client container,
Temperature conditions of the water inside the client container;
Dissolved oxygen concentration in the growth water inside the client container;
The pH concentration of the water inside the client container.
Salinity of the water inside the client container
Includes at least one of the following:

This configuration makes it possible to cultivate aquatic organisms with the elements necessary to improve their quality. As a result, the quality of the cultivation is improved.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fourth aspect, the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, irradiation amount, irradiation time, irradiation time interval, and irradiation wavelength.

This configuration can improve the quality of aquatic organisms cultivated.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the client cultivating condition generating unit generates client cultivating conditions that are equivalent to the master cultivating conditions.

This configuration allows the cultivation conditions in the client container to be adjusted to match the cultivation conditions in the master container that have been confirmed in the field. This allows aquatic organisms to be cultivated while reducing the amount of manual labor and minor changes required in the client container.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the client cultivating condition generating unit generates client cultivating conditions based on the master cultivating conditions, taking into account the environmental differences between the master storage container and the client storage container.

This configuration allows optimal training to be performed according to the environment in the client container, with client training conditions based on proven, proven master training conditions.

In an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the master storage container includes a master control unit that controls the master cultivation conditions,
The master control unit determines the master cultivation conditions that are optimal for the cultivation of the aquatic organisms in the master container;
The transmission unit transmits the master training conditions, which are the results of the control performed by the master control unit, to the storage unit.

With this configuration, the cultivation conditions that are determined to be optimal during the actual cultivation process in the master storage container are set as the master cultivation conditions. This not only improves the cultivation quality in the master storage container, but also improves the cultivation quality in the linked client storage containers.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the eighth aspect, the master control unit controls the master cultivation conditions so as to optimize the cultivation of the aquatic organisms inside the master container based on at least one of the time of day, the population of aquatic organisms, the containment rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organisms, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity of the master container, and the external environment of the master container.

With this configuration, the master cultivation conditions are determined to reflect that cultivation in the master storage container will be appropriate. This makes it possible to improve cultivation quality in the master storage container and the client storage container as well. In particular, by using cultivation conditions that reflect the actual cultivation environment, it is possible to achieve improved cultivation quality, including environmental dependency.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the client container includes a client control unit that controls the cultivation of the aquatic organisms in the client container based on the client cultivation conditions.

This configuration allows for the automation of the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client container. This automation is based on the master cultivation conditions that were actually confirmed in the master container, so the automatic cultivation in the client container can also reflect the actual conditions.

In an aquatic organism cultivating device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the tenth aspect, when there are a plurality of client accommodation containers, each of the plurality of client accommodation containers is provided with a client control unit,
Each of the multiple client control units controls the growth of aquatic organisms in each of the multiple client storage containers based on the same or different client growth conditions corresponding to each of the client storage containers.

This configuration allows for training that is tailored to the specific circumstances of each client container.

In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, the storage unit stores the master cultivation conditions transmitted from the transmission unit,
The client training condition generation unit adjusts the generation of client training conditions based on the accumulated master training conditions.

This configuration allows you to improve the level of master training conditions. As a result, you can also improve the level of client training conditions.

In the aquatic organism cultivating device according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, the client cultivating condition generating unit creates a difference between the master cultivating conditions and the client cultivating conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container and the master storage container in terms of the time period, the number of aquatic organisms, the storage rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organism, the cultivating stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity of the master storage container, and the external environment of the master storage container, and generates the client cultivating conditions based on the difference.

This configuration allows for growth that takes into account the differences between the client container and the master container.

In a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, the aquatic organisms include inshore fish,
The coastal fish includes at least one of whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, scorpionfish, sole, and crab.

This configuration makes it possible to farm seafood, which was previously difficult to mass-produce, using multiple containers.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)

(Overall Overview)
1 is a block diagram of an aquatic organism culture device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The aquatic organism culture device 1 grows and cultivates various aquatic organisms. The aquatic organisms may be fish and shellfish, and may be used for various purposes such as for food, for academic breeding, or for ornamental purposes. In addition, the device can be used in various patterns such as for growing and cultivating from eggs, or for growing and cultivating from fry.

The aquatic organism cultivation device (hereinafter, abbreviated as "cultivation device" as necessary) 1 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in multiple storage containers installed in different locations. The multiple storage containers include a master storage container 100 and client storage containers 200 other than the master storage container 100. One master storage container 100 and multiple client storage containers 200 are shown in FIG. 1. For ease of illustration, three client storage containers 200 are shown in FIG. 1, but any other number may be used.

The master container 100 corresponds to the master of the entire aquaculture device 1. The client container 200 corresponds to the client located at the lower level that performs cultivation based on the cultivation conditions in the master container 100. In other words, the aquaculture device 1 takes the master cultivation conditions, which are the cultivation conditions obtained (or set) in the master container 100, as its overall axis. Based on this master cultivation condition, which is the overall axis, client cultivation conditions, which are the cultivation conditions in the client container 200, are generated. Aquatic organisms are cultivated in the client container 200 according to this client cultivation condition.

In other words, without the trouble of individually searching for, determining, and setting the growth conditions for all of the multiple storage containers, it is possible to link the growth conditions in the client storage containers 200 to the master growth conditions in one master storage container 100.

This interlocking reduces the amount of work required. Of course, it also prevents quality degradation caused by variations in cultivation from one container to another. The aquaculture device 1 links the master container 100 and the client container 200 to enable the cultivation of aquatic organisms that maintains uniformity and high quality.

The aquaculture device 1 comprises a transmission unit 3, a client cultivation condition generation unit 6, and an output unit 7. It also comprises a memory unit 2 to which the transmission unit 3 transmits the master cultivation conditions. The memory unit 2 may be an internal element of the aquaculture device 1 or an external element. If it is an external element, the master cultivation conditions are stored in the memory unit 2 in a state in which they are used to generate the client cultivation conditions.

The transmission unit 3 transmits the master cultivation conditions, which are the cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100, to the memory unit 2. The memory unit 2 stores the transmitted master cultivation conditions. The memory unit 2 may store the conditions each time they are transmitted by the transmission unit 3, or may store the transmission results. Alternatively, the client cultivation condition generation unit 6 may have the same role as the memory unit 2.

The master cultivation conditions stored in the memory unit 2 are read out by the client cultivation condition generation unit 6. The client cultivation condition generation unit 6 generates client cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200, based on the master cultivation conditions. By basing the client cultivation conditions on the master cultivation conditions, cultivation in the client storage container 200 can be linked to cultivation in the master storage container 100.

When the fish species are the same or the cultivation stages are similar, the client cultivation conditions in the client container 200 are linked to the master cultivation conditions, thereby improving the cultivation accuracy of the aquatic organisms in the client container 200. The master cultivation conditions are cultivation conditions obtained by being suitable for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master container 100.

The client cultivation condition generation unit 6 generates client cultivation conditions based on the master cultivation conditions, which are the suitable cultivation conditions. In other words, cultivation conditions that are also suitable for cultivating aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200 are generated. Due to this linkage, if appropriate cultivation is being performed in the master storage container 100, appropriate cultivation will also be performed in the client storage container 200.

The output unit 7 outputs the generated client cultivation conditions to the client storage container 200. Aquatic organisms are cultivated in the client storage container 200 according to the output client cultivation conditions. As a result, in conjunction with appropriate cultivation in the master storage container 100, cultivation in the client storage container 200 is also appropriate.

By optimizing through linkage, the growth accuracy in multiple storage containers is improved. Uniformity is also achieved. In addition, if it is possible to organize the master growth conditions, which are the optimal growth conditions in the master storage container 100, it is possible to cover multiple storage containers as a whole with optimal growth conditions. This can eliminate the need for individual work.

In this way, the aquaculture device 1 can link the cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100 with the cultivation conditions for aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200. This linkage can improve cultivation accuracy and uniformity across multiple storage containers.

The linking of the development conditions may mean that they are equivalent (the same or equivalent in meaning or level), or, as described below, the client development conditions may have a difference from the master development conditions. However, in either case, the client is also developed in the client storage container 200 under client development conditions based on the master development conditions that are perceived as appropriate, so that appropriate development is also performed in the client storage container 200.

Conversely, if growth is unsatisfactory in the master storage container 100, the growth conditions that caused this unsatisfactory condition may be set as the master growth conditions. In this case, client growth conditions based on the unsuitable master growth conditions are generated. Growth is then carried out in the client storage container 200 under these unsuitable client growth conditions. This makes it possible to reproduce the growth conditions that caused the growth to be unsatisfactory, and to confirm and improve them.

The multiple storage containers are installed in different locations. That is, the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200 are installed in different locations. When there are multiple client storage containers 200, each of the multiple client storage containers 200 may be installed in a different location.

These different locations include at least one of different locations within the same facility and different geographic locations. The master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200 are installed in different locations or regions. Also, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the multiple client storage containers 200 may be installed in a different region.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of an aquaculture device in embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, multiple client storage containers 200 are installed in areas A, B, and C, respectively. It may be desirable to carry out aquaculture in multiple locations in accordance with differences in local production and consumption, the areas where eggs of the aquatic organisms to be cultivated are harvested, etc.

In such cases, client storage containers 200 may be installed in different regions. Figure 2 shows such a situation. When client storage containers 200 are installed in different regions, it is time-consuming to consider, analyze, and determine the growth conditions for each one.

As shown in FIG. 2, if optimal growth conditions are found in the master storage container 100, these can be passed to the client growth condition generation unit 6 as master growth conditions. This allows optimal growth to be performed by reflecting (linking) the optimal growth conditions demonstrated in the master storage container 100, even if client storage containers 200 are installed in different regions.

The storage unit 2 may be provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit 3 and the output unit 7 as shown in FIG. 2. For example, the storage unit 2 may be provided in a cloud space, and the master training conditions may be stored therein.

Next, we'll explain the details of each part.

(Master Containment Container)
The master container 100 is used to search for and determine optimal growth conditions while setting various growth conditions for aquatic organisms in multiple containers. It acts as the overall master. Using various operations, analyses, or empirical rules, optimal growth conditions are searched for in the master container 100. These are taken out as master growth conditions.

Master cultivation conditions are generated in the master storage container 100. This is the basis for improving the cultivation accuracy and uniformity across the multiple storage containers in the aquaculture device 1.

(Client storage container)
The client container 200 is another container that is hung from the master container 100. The client container 200 cultivates aquatic organisms in conjunction with the cultivation in the master container 100. This cooperation can improve the cultivation accuracy and uniformity in the entire aquaculture device 1.

In addition, it is possible to reduce the effort required for manually detecting and searching for the growth conditions in each of multiple client storage containers 200 that are installed in physically or geographically dispersed locations.

By linking the client container 200 to the cultivation of the master container 100, it is possible to cultivate a wider variety of aquatic organisms.

(Master training conditions and client training conditions)
Each of the master container 100 and the client container 200 contains aquatic organisms to be cultivated, such as edible fish and shellfish, ornamental fish and shellfish, or fish and shellfish to be propagated for academic purposes.

One example includes coastal fish, as they are suitable for and necessary for aquaculture in land-based facilities. Coastal fish include at least one of the following: whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, stonefish, sole, and crab.

The master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200 each store fish and shellfish that are to be cultivated. In addition, by linking the client cultivation conditions to the master cultivation conditions obtained in the master storage container 100, the aim is to improve the precision and uniformity of cultivation in multiple separate storage containers. For this reason, it is preferable that the same type of aquatic organisms are stored in the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200. Even if they are not the same species, it is preferable that aquatic organisms that can be cultivated under similar cultivation conditions are stored.

The master training conditions include at least one of the following:
Irradiation conditions for the master container;
Temperature conditions of the water inside the master container;
Dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture water inside the master container;
The pH concentration of the water inside the master container.
Salinity of the growth water inside the master containment vessel.

The client training conditions include at least one of the following:
Irradiation conditions for the client container,
Temperature conditions of the water inside the client container;
Dissolved oxygen concentration in the growth water inside the client container;
The pH concentration of the water inside the client container.
Salinity of the growth water inside the client containment vessel.

In the master storage container 100, at least one of these elements is determined as the master cultivation condition by various methods. For example, the master control unit 4 that controls the cultivation of the master storage container 100 determines the master cultivation conditions including these elements. When determining the master cultivation conditions, the determination is made while checking the cultivation status of the aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. The determination may be made automatically, manually, or by a combination of these.

Alternatively, master training conditions based on past experience can be incorporated into the master control unit 4, and the overall master training conditions can be adjusted by adjusting at least one of the above elements while observing the training status.

For example, the light irradiation conditions and the temperature conditions of the cultivation water during a certain time period are adjusted, and master cultivation conditions that include the results of these adjustments are generated by the master control unit 4. To further promote cultivation, adjustments can be made, such as increasing the intensity of light irradiation during a certain time period.

Alternatively, an element other than the master control unit 4 (or an element included therein) may generate the master training conditions in this manner. The transmission unit 3 transmits the master training conditions to the storage unit 2. The master training conditions determined through adjustments and the like are output to the client training condition generation unit 6 via the storage unit 2.

As mentioned above, it is preferable that the client breeding conditions also include elements that are correlated with the master breeding conditions. This is because aquatic organisms such as similar fish species are to be raised. Since the aim is to raise similar aquatic organisms in a coordinated manner, it is preferable to raise the organisms under client breeding conditions that include similar elements.

One method is for the client growth condition generation unit 6 to generate client growth conditions that are equivalent to the master growth conditions. This is because it directly increases linkage and allows the state of successful growth in the master storage container 100 to be directly reflected in the client storage container.

In other words, let's take the following example of the Master training conditions:

Irradiation conditions for the master container: A
Temperature condition of the water inside the master container: B
Dissolved oxygen concentration in the culture water inside the master container: C
PH concentration of the water inside the master container: D
Salinity of the water inside the master container: E

In this case, the client development condition generating unit 6 generates the following client development conditions based on the master development conditions.
Conditions for irradiating the client container with light: A'
Temperature condition of the water inside the client container: B'
Dissolved oxygen concentration of the culture water inside the client container: C'
PH concentration of the water in the client container: D'
Salinity of the water inside the client container: E'

By generating client cultivation conditions so that they are equivalent in this way, cultivation in the client storage container 200 is carried out in conjunction with the master cultivation conditions that have been confirmed to be suitable for cultivation. In other words, it becomes easier to achieve improvements in cultivation precision and uniformity.

Of course, the client cultivation conditions may be generated with differences from the master cultivation conditions based on the installation environment, volume, number of aquatic organisms contained in the client container 200, population density of the aquatic organisms, etc.

Here, the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, irradiation amount, irradiation time, irradiation time interval, and irradiation wavelength. This is because these elements related to light irradiation are closely related to the growth of aquatic organisms.

The temperature conditions also include temperature values or amounts of change, or a change curve. This is because the quality of growth is affected by the absolute temperature settings and temperature changes.

The dissolved oxygen concentration, pH concentration, and salinity concentration may be absolute concentration values (numerical values), or may be changes or change curves. These are also elements that affect the growth of aquatic organisms not only by absolute values but also by changes.

The elements of the master training conditions and client training conditions listed here are just examples, and other conditions may be used. The master training conditions may include all or some of the elements described above. The client training conditions generated based on the master training conditions may fully correspond to the elements included in the master training conditions, or they may only partially correspond to them.

These should be determined based on the type of aquatic organism being cultivated, the environment in which it is cultivated, and the quality desired for the organism.

(Growing in a Master Containment Container)
As shown in Fig. 3, the master storage container 100 includes a master control unit 4 that controls the master growing conditions. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the control of the master storage container in the first embodiment of the present invention. The master control unit 4 determines the master growing conditions including the above-mentioned elements while adjusting them. Based on the determined master growing conditions, the master control unit 4 grows aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100.

At this time, the master control unit 4 determines and adjusts the master cultivation conditions so that they are optimal for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. The adjustment is performed automatically or manually. The master cultivation conditions are determined by adjusting elements such as light irradiation while observing the actual cultivation state.

The master control unit 4 controls the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100 based on the master growing conditions that have been determined (including those that are being adjusted). As an example, the control is as shown in FIG. 3.

In FIG. 3, in order to grow in the master storage container 100, a light irradiation unit 41, a temperature control unit 42, an oxygen supply unit 43, a pH control unit 44, and a salinity control unit 45 are provided. Each of these control units performs control corresponding to the element conditions included in the master growth conditions. For example, in accordance with the light irradiation conditions, the light irradiation unit 41 irradiates light onto the master storage container 100. The same applies to temperature control. As a result, growth is performed according to the master growth conditions.

The master control unit 4 also has the function of adjusting light irradiation conditions and the like while grasping the growth status. This function adjusts and updates the optimal master growth conditions. These updated master growth conditions are used again for growth in the master storage container 100. They are also sent to the memory unit 2 via the transmission unit 3. As the master growth conditions stored in the memory unit 2 are updated from time to time, the client growth conditions based on these are also updated from time to time.

By continually updating, the precision and uniformity of cultivation in the client storage container 200 can be improved.

Furthermore, the master control unit 4 controls and determines optimal master cultivation conditions based on at least one of the time period, the number of aquatic organisms, the containment rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organisms, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity (volume) of the master container 100, and the external environment of the master container 100.

By taking these circumstances into consideration and adjusting the Master training conditions, it is possible to determine Master training conditions that are more in line with actual training. In other words, the linked client training conditions will also be in line with actual training.

(Growing in a client container)
The client container 200 is a container separate from the master container 100. It is provided at a separate location, such as a different location, a different region, etc., regardless of the distance. In addition, a plurality of client containers 200 are also provided at separate locations, such as a different location, a different region, etc., regardless of the distance.

The client container 200 includes a client control unit 5 as shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the control of the client container in the first embodiment of the present invention. The client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client container 200 based on the client cultivation conditions.

The client training conditions are generated by the client training condition generation unit 6 and output to the client control unit 5 via the output unit 6. The client control unit 5, like the master control unit 4, performs control corresponding to each element included in the client training conditions.

As shown in FIG. 4, it is equipped with a light irradiation unit 51, a temperature control unit 52, an oxygen supply unit 53, a pH control unit 54, and a salinity control unit 55. With these units, the intensity of the irradiated light and the temperature are controlled in response to the elements of the client cultivation conditions. The client cultivation conditions are based on the master cultivation conditions, which are the optimal cultivation conditions.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the light irradiation unit 51, temperature control unit 52, oxygen supply unit 53, pH control unit 54, and salinity control unit 55 control the respective elements in response to the client cultivation conditions, so that the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client container 200 becomes appropriate. As a result, better cultivation is achieved.

In this way, by linking the growth conditions and corresponding controls to the master storage container 100, the precision and uniformity of the growth of aquatic organisms in multiple separate storage containers is improved.

(Client Development Condition Generation Unit)
The client training condition generating unit 6 may be provided in each of the client accommodation containers 200 as shown in FIG. 1. In this case, the output unit 7 may also be provided in each of the client accommodation containers 200.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, a single client cultivation condition generating unit 6 and output unit 7 may be provided in a form that groups together multiple client storage containers 200. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the aquaculture device in the first embodiment of the present invention.

A single client development condition generation unit 6 generates client development conditions for multiple client storage containers 200. This unified response can improve overall efficiency.

In addition, instead of consolidating all of the multiple client storage containers 200 into one client development condition generating unit 6, a certain number of client storage containers 200 may be consolidated into one client development condition generating unit 6. For example, if there are multiple client storage containers 200 in the same area, one client development condition generating unit 6 may consolidate them.

The output unit 7 may correspond to the client training condition generation unit 6, or may be separate.

In addition, when one client development condition generating unit 6 groups together multiple client storage containers 200, different client development conditions may be generated according to each individual client storage container 200.

As described above, the aquatic organism culturing device 1 in embodiment 1 links the master culturing conditions determined by increasing the culturing accuracy at the actual culturing site to the culturing in the client storage container 200. This linking improves the accuracy and uniformity of the entire culturing process, thereby raising the overall level of the culturing process.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment. In the second embodiment, various variations will be described.

(Master training conditions)
In the first embodiment, the master cultivation conditions are determined to be cultivation conditions that are optimal for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100. On the other hand, the master cultivation conditions may be determined to be conditions that are deemed unfavorable for cultivating aquatic organisms in the master storage container 100.

For example, it may happen that the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the master container 100 is undesirable. The conditions at that time are reflected in the cultivation in the client container 200 as the master cultivation conditions, so that it is possible to confirm in the field that the conditions are actually undesirable. This is because the master cultivation conditions form the basis for generating the client cultivation conditions.

To check for such negative aspects in practice, it is also preferable to deliberately determine the master training conditions as other than the optimal ones and transmit them to the storage unit 2. In this way, problems with the training conditions can be confirmed and reproduced.

(Generating client training conditions)

As explained in the first embodiment, the client training condition generation unit 6 generates client training conditions based on the master training conditions. At this time, the client training conditions are generated to match or have a correlation with the master training conditions.

On the other hand, the client development condition generating unit 6 may generate the client development conditions by taking into account the environmental differences between the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200.

For example, if the client storage container 200 is located in a colder climate than the master storage container 100, the temperature conditions in the client growth conditions may be set higher than the temperature conditions in the master growth conditions. Based on such environmental differences, it is also preferable to generate client growth conditions with settings different from the master growth conditions.

Of course, client growth conditions can also be generated based on environmental differences, such as light exposure and pH concentration.

In this way, generating client development conditions that are not equivalent to the master development conditions has the advantage of leading to development suited to the environment in the client storage container 200.

(Control in the client control unit)
When there are a plurality of client accommodation containers 200, each of the plurality of client accommodation containers 200 includes a client control unit 5. The client control unit 5 is provided with the client development conditions generated by the client development condition generating unit 6 from the output unit 7.

When a client growth condition generating unit 6 is provided for each of a plurality of client storage containers 200 as shown in FIG. 1, the individual client growth conditions are output to the client control unit 5. Therefore, when the individual client growth conditions are equivalent, growth is controlled according to the individual client growth conditions.

At this time, if the client cultivation conditions are the same for each of the client storage containers 200, the aquatic organisms are cultivated under the same client cultivation conditions. If the client cultivation conditions are different, the aquatic organisms are cultivated under different client cultivation conditions. In other words, the client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of the aquatic organisms under the same or different client cultivation conditions.

It is also preferable to control the cultivation of aquatic organisms under different client cultivation conditions according to differences in the environmental conditions of each client storage container 200. For example, in one client storage container 200, client cultivation conditions with different light irradiation conditions than those in other client storage containers 200 are applied. Of course, cultivation in one client storage container 200 may be controlled under client cultivation conditions with different temperature conditions, pH concentration conditions, etc. than those in other client storage containers 200.

The client growth condition generation unit 6 can generate client growth conditions in response to the environmental conditions of each client storage container 200. Taking into account this individual state, client growth conditions are generated that are suited to the client storage container 200. Of course, the client growth conditions are generated based on the master growth conditions determined by appropriate growth in the master storage container 100, so the client growth conditions are growth conditions that are suitable for growth.

Furthermore, the control is based on the client rearing conditions obtained by taking into account the environmental conditions of the client storage container 200. By controlling this type of individually tailored control by the client control unit 5, in addition to what has been demonstrated with the master storage container 100, adult fish can be reared with individual tailoring.

This allows for more precise control, resulting in greater precision in growing aquatic organisms.

It is also preferable that the client cultivation condition generation unit 6 creates a difference between the master cultivation conditions and the client cultivation conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container 200 and the master storage container 100 in terms of the time period, the number of aquatic organisms, the storage rate of the aquatic organisms, the type of aquatic organism, the cultivation stage of the aquatic organisms, the capacity of the master storage container 100, and the external environment of the master storage container 100, and generates the client cultivation conditions based on the difference.

Related to the above, the client cultivation condition generating unit 6 generates the client cultivation conditions by taking into account the differences in various environmental conditions between the master storage container 100 and the client storage container 200. The client cultivation conditions generated in this manner are based on the master cultivation conditions confirmed to be suitable for cultivation in the master storage container 100, while also taking into account various differences with the client storage container 200. As a result, the client cultivation conditions take into account the environmental differences in addition to the past performance, which has the advantage of improving the accuracy of cultivating aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200.

Using the client cultivation conditions generated in this manner, the client control unit 5 controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in the client storage container 200. This cultivation achieves greater cultivation accuracy and improved quality.

(Storage in memory unit)
The storage unit 2 stores the master training conditions transmitted from the transmission unit 3. The master control unit 4 updates the master training conditions according to the situation. Training starts with the master training conditions set based on experience and past performance, and the master training conditions are updated according to changes in the training situation and the progress of the stage.

The master training conditions updated by the master control unit 4 are transmitted to the memory unit 2 by the transmission unit 3. By repeating this transmission, the master training conditions are accumulated in the memory unit 2.

The client training condition generation unit 6 adjusts the generation of client training conditions based on the accumulated master training conditions. For example, it takes into account changes from the master training conditions prior to the current time and reflects these changes in the client training conditions.

By reflecting in this way, client development conditions are generated that take into account past, present, and future situations. In particular, they better reflect the master development conditions that have actually been confirmed. This makes development in the client storage container 200 more favorable.

In particular, when cultivating in the master storage container 100, workers monitor, etc., and the master cultivation conditions are adjusted based on this monitoring, etc. The master cultivation conditions are determined by making adjustments based on this actual monitoring, etc. In other words, the master cultivation conditions more closely represent the optimal state for actual cultivation. By being able to use these master cultivation conditions as the basis for generating client cultivation conditions, the precision and uniformity of the cultivation of aquatic organisms in each of the multiple storage containers is improved. In other words, this leads to improved quality.

In addition, by successively storing master training conditions in the memory unit 2, the accuracy of the master training conditions themselves can be improved. The master training conditions can be upgraded through learning, including experience points. These upgraded master training conditions are output from the memory unit 2 to the client training condition generation unit 6, thereby upgrading the client training conditions.

Of course, upgraded master cultivation conditions can be output from the memory unit 2 to the master control unit 4, and the cultivation in the master storage container 100 can also be upgraded.

In particular, by storing data in the memory unit 2, a learning function can be implemented based on changes in the master training conditions and past history, and the master training conditions can be automatically upgraded based on a prediction of a better level of the master training conditions.

As described above, the aquaculture device 1 of embodiment 2 allows for more precise control over cultivation.

The aquatic organism farming device described in the first and second embodiments is an example to illustrate the gist of the present invention, and includes modifications and alterations that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

Reference Signs List 1 Aquatic organism cultivating device 2 Memory unit 3 Transmission unit 4 Master control unit 5 Client control unit 6 Client cultivation condition generating unit 7 Output unit 100 Master storage container 200 Client storage container

Claims (12)

An aquatic organism cultivating device for controlling the cultivation of aquatic organisms in a plurality of containers installed in different locations, comprising:
The plurality of containers includes a master container and a client container other than the master container,
A transmission unit that transmits master cultivation conditions, which are cultivation conditions for the aquatic organisms in the master storage container, to a storage unit;
a client breeding condition generating unit that generates client breeding conditions, which are breeding conditions for an aquatic organism in the client container, based on the master breeding conditions stored in the memory unit;
An output unit that outputs the client training conditions to the client storage container ,
Linking the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the master container with the conditions for growing aquatic organisms in the client container ;
This is an aquatic organism cultivating device, in which unsuitable cultivation conditions that caused poor cultivation in the master storage container are set as the master cultivation conditions, and client cultivation conditions based on the unsuitable cultivation conditions are generated . The different locations include at least one of different locations within a same facility and different geographic locations;
The aquatic organism cultivating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the master container and the client container are installed in the different locations. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the memory unit is provided in a virtual space that is network-connected to the transmission unit and the output unit. each of the master containment vessel and the client containment vessels containing aquatic organisms and growing water;
The master training conditions are:
Irradiation conditions of the master container with light;
The temperature condition of the growing water in the master storage container;
the dissolved oxygen concentration of the culture water in the master storage container;
The pH concentration of the growing water in the master storage container;
the salinity of the culture water in the master storage container;
At least one of
The client training conditions are:
A condition for irradiating the client container with light;
The temperature condition of the water inside the client container;
The dissolved oxygen concentration of the cultivation water in the client container;
The pH concentration of the growing water in the client container;
The salinity of the cultivation water in the client container;
The aquatic organism cultivating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising at least one of the following: The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 4, wherein the light irradiation conditions include at least one of the light irradiation intensity, the light irradiation amount, the light irradiation time, the light irradiation time interval, and the light irradiation wavelength. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the client cultivating condition generating unit generates the client cultivating conditions so as to be equivalent to the master cultivating conditions. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the client cultivation condition generating unit generates the client cultivation conditions based on the master cultivation conditions, taking into account environmental differences between the master storage container and the client storage container. The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 , wherein the client accommodation container includes a client control unit that controls cultivation of the aquatic organisms in the client accommodation container based on the client cultivation conditions. When the number of client containers is multiple, each of the client containers includes the client control unit,
The aquatic organism cultivation device of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of client control units controls the cultivation of aquatic organisms in each of the plurality of client storage containers based on the same or different client cultivation conditions corresponding to each of the client storage containers. The storage unit stores the master training conditions transmitted from the transmission unit,
The aquatic organism cultivating device according to claim 1 , wherein the client cultivation condition generating unit adjusts the generation of the client cultivation conditions based on the accumulated master cultivation conditions. An aquatic organism cultivation device as described in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the client cultivation condition generation unit creates a difference between the master cultivation conditions and the client cultivation conditions based on at least one difference between the client storage container and the master storage container in terms of time period, number of aquatic organisms, storage rate of aquatic organisms, type of aquatic organism, cultivation stage of aquatic organisms, capacity of the master storage container, and external environment of the master storage container, and generates the client cultivation conditions based on the difference . The aquatic organisms include coastal fish;
The aquatic organism farming device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the inshore fish includes at least one of the following: whiting (such as Japanese whiting), horse mackerel, sardines, squid (such as bigfin reef squid), wrasse (such as Japanese amberjack), grouper (such as red spotted grouper), rockfish, conger eel, goby, filefish, scorpionfish, sole, and crab .