The Fish Light
The fish light is a fishing net with lights, which can be controlled. This means the lights won't disturb all fish and as the net also has large holes, smaller fish can get through, and it helps to avoid areas being overfished.
Keep scrolling to see the story of this amazing invention!
Invention Story
The fish light is a fishing net with lights (that you control) on it which disturbs some fish but not all. This helps with overfishing. It also has large holes so that smaller fish can get through and you won't have as many fish.
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Onna has been using the Inventor's Log to tell us more about the fish light and has created this great drawing showing how she enjoys being in the ocean.
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January 2021
I found out that I was assigned "The Fish Light" by Onna as the invention I'm going to bring to life. I'm very pleased because ...
We love this comic that Onna has created to tell us all about The Fish Light!
Fibre optics
Fibre optics is the main thing that will be new to me in this project, so I start with that. I research fibre optics online a ...
Fibre optics and RGB LEDs
My next step is to test out the fibre optic and see if I am happy with the side glow effect. I test it with a few ...
Adding controls
My color-cycling program is fun and might be useful as a demo mode when the invention is on display. Onna’s invention calls ...
Adding brightness control, and some motion
Once I have the color selection working, I add a second knob, to mimic Onna’s design, that ...
Not out of the woods yet
This weekend, it’s time to make the wooden structure that will make this into a permanent object. Wood frames ...
Motion
At this point I try out my pulley system, in hopes of animating some of the fish in Onna’s design – some motion really makes the ...
Ocean view
One quiet evening when I have just a couple hours to put into the project, I decide to work on the background. I cut out some ...
Pressure's on!
Next comes one of my favorite parts, soldering everything together. I love soldering although it’s always a little bit nerve ...
Meeting the Little Inventor
Today I had a videocall with Onna, the Little Inventor who drew the The Fish Light, to show her the progress I ...
Onna and maker Isabel met over a video call to discuss how the Fish Light model was progressing and also to chat about their shared interest in electronics.
The last 20% takes 80% of the time
It’s a well known fact in project management and in making that the last 20% of the project takes 80% of ...
More printing
As I enter the home stretch, there is a lot of miscellaneous printing that needs to happen. Onna suggested showing how the big ...
The last day
After a good night's sleep, the frame is set and I can unclamp it. It feels like the home stretch now! I sand down the frame ...
Onna has a great list of more inventions that she would like to do, and issues to focus on in the future. We know that Onna will continue to be a curious and interested inventor and we can't wait to see more great ideas, including the Carbon Road and Poluat-board!
