我国现有各种海洋哺乳动物39种，包括各种鲸类、海豚、海豹、海狮、儒艮等。海洋哺乳动物具有极高的生态、保护、科研、经济和社会价值，其研究和保护在国际上尤其是欧美等发达国家日益受到广泛关注。

There are 39 species of marine mammals in China, such as various whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and dugongs. Marine mammals have great values in ecology, conservation, scientific research, economic and social development. The study and protection of marine mammals, particularly in developed countries or regions such as Europe and the United States, are receiving widespread attention internationally.

　　中国海洋大学科研团队研发的波浪滑翔机可用于开展海洋哺乳动物声学调查。波浪滑翔机是一型利用太阳能发电、利用波浪能驱动的无人航行器，具有路径导航、位置保持、编队组网、实时通信等功能，搭载声、光、电、磁载荷，可以实现大尺度、长时序的海洋无人自主观测。作为当前国际上先进的广域长期无人调查手段，波浪滑翔机已经被广泛应用于气象水文观测、水质生态监测、渔业资源管理等领域。

The Wave Glider developed by the research team at Ocean University of China is designed to conduct acoustic surveys of marine mammals. It is a type of unmanned surface vehicles powered by solar energy and propelled by wave energy. Wave gliders feature capabilities including path navigation, position holding, formation collaborating, and real-time communication. Additionally, they carry payloads for acoustics, optics, electricity and magnetism. As a result, wave gliders enable    large-scale and long-term autonomous observations in the ocean. As an advanced and widely utilized methods of unmanned surveys, wave gliders have found applications in meteorological and hydrological observations, water quality and ecological monitoring, as well as fisheries resource management.

　　面向海洋哺乳动物调查的实际需求，中国海洋大学波浪滑翔机团队于2021年初开启声学智能辨识关键技术研究，研制了波浪滑翔机专用海洋哺乳动物声学辨识载荷，并陆续在我国南海以及西太平洋海域开展了数十次海上常态化调查试验。当前，该载荷以树莓派作为硬件基础，嵌入深度学习算法,采用波浪滑翔机自容式声学数据并结合Watkins和WhaleFM等开源数据集作为训练样本，可实时感知海洋哺乳动物叫声、辨识其种类，并可将声纹特征通过卫星实时传输至监控实验室。

In response to the demand for marine mammal investigations, the Wave Glider Team at Ocean University of China initiated research on key technologies for acoustic intelligent recognition in early 2021. The team developed a specialized acoustic identification payload for wave gliders and conducted dozens of routine marine surveys in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific. Currently, the payload, based on Raspberry Pi hardware, incorporates deep learning algorithms, which utilize self-contained acoustic data from the wave gliders and several open-source datasets like Watkins and WhaleFM for training. This system is capable of real-time detection of marine mammal vocalizations, identification of species, and instant transmission of acoustic features via satellite to a monitoring laboratory.

　　2023年3月16日，中国海洋大学波浪滑翔机团队与我国多个海洋哺乳动物研究机构、行业协会、民间组织等在青岛交流会商，共同倡议推进波浪滑翔机海洋哺乳动物声学调查计划，拟利用波浪滑翔机搭载声学辨识载荷于2023年7月至2028年6月期间（共5年）共同开展我国南海及西太海域的海洋哺乳动物的声学调查。使用波浪滑翔机对海洋哺乳动物及其栖息地状况进行调查、监测和评估，可揭示相关海域常见海洋哺乳动物发声特征、声呐发声机理、声呐行为、听觉能力及其环境适应机制，摸清其组成、分布特征、受胁状态，揭示海洋哺乳动物“从哪来、到哪去”的演化历程、濒危机制以及齿综生物声呐等水声适应性特征的进化机制，为我国海洋哺乳动物研究和保护提供一手实时数据资料。

On March 16, 2023, the Wave Glider Team at Ocean University of China, along with various marine mammal research institutions, industry associations, and non-governmental organizations in China, convened in Qingdao to discuss collaboration intentions. They jointly advocated for the advancement of the marine mammal acoustic survey program with wave gliders. The proposal involves deploying wave gliders equipped with acoustic recognition payloads for a collaborative acoustic survey program of marine mammals in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific from July 2023 to June 2028 (a total of 5 years). The utilization of wave gliders for investigating, monitoring, and evaluating the status of marine mammals and their habitats can seek to reveal the sound characteristics, sonar mechanisms, sonar behavior, auditory ability, and environmental adaptation mechanisms in related regions. The plan also aims to explore the composition and distribution characteristics of marine mammals, threat status, evolutionary history, endangered mechanisms, and the evolution of echolocation features in odontocetes. The real-time data collected will contribute valuable information for research and conservation efforts focused on marine mammals in China.

　　目前，波浪滑翔机海洋哺乳动物声学调查计划正在有序推进和实施，诚挚欢迎更多国内外致力于海洋哺乳动物研究和保护的组织和个人积极参与到调查计划中来！有合作意愿者请与我们联系。

Currently, the marine mammal acoustic survey program with wave gliders is progressing and being implemented in an orderly manner. We sincerely invite more organizations and individuals, both domestic and international, dedicated to the research and conservation of marine mammals to actively participate in the program! If you are interested in collaboration, please feel free to contact us.

　　联系人：张星宇（17362193950）；吴建新（19863725286）

　　Contact: ZHANG Xingyu (+86 17362193950); WU Jianxin(+86 19863725286)

2023年12月17日