华盛顿大学利用水下光纤跟踪濒危鲸类并减少人类影响。 University of Washington uses underwater fiber optics to track endangered orcas and reduce human impacts.

华盛顿大学科学家在萨利什海部署了超过一英里的光纤电缆,以测试利用现有水下互联网基础设施监测濒危南方居民虎鲸的新方法。 Scientists at the University of Washington have deployed over a mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test a new method of monitoring endangered Southern Resident orcas using existing underwater internet infrastructure. 这项技术称为分布式声学遥感技术,将电缆变成连续的水下麦克风,能够实时探测鲸鱼声响和跟踪运动。 The technology, called Distributed Acoustic Sensing, turns the cables into continuous underwater microphones capable of detecting whale vocalizations and tracking movements in real time. 目标是更好地了解鲸鱼如何应对船舶噪音、食物短缺和污染,并有可能采取动态养护行动,如在鲸鱼附近减缓渡轮速度。 The goal is to better understand how orcas respond to ship noise, food shortages, and pollution, with the potential to enable dynamic conservation actions like slowing ferries when whales are nearby. 如果成功,该系统可以利用世界87万英里海底电缆建立一个全球海洋监测网络,随着《公海条约》的生效,支持海洋保护努力。 If successful, the system could leverage the world’s 870,000 miles of undersea cables to create a global ocean monitoring network, supporting marine protection efforts as the High Seas Treaty takes effect.