JellyMonitor: developing a jellyfish early warning system for coastal power stations

水母和其他海洋物体堵塞进水口会造成严重的经济混乱，并引起沿海发电站的安全担忧。为了应对意外到来的堵塞物质，由CTL、UEA、CEFAS和EDF Energy组成的财团将设计、建造和测试一种成像系统，用于检测沿海水域中的水母。该系统将为发电厂运营商设计，以提供附近水母水母爆发的早期预警。其目的是将不同类型的摄像头集成到一个创新的、坚固耐用的传感器包中，该传感器包可以将数据传输回陆地。通过使用超声波，即使在浑浊的水中，相机也能看到。该系统将分三个阶段建造和测试：1)在大型咸水水族馆的受控条件下，2)在沿海试验场进行有监督的短期部署，3)在发电站现场进行延长的自主安装。该仪器最终将作为沿海发电站和海水淡化厂运营商综合预警和缓解服务的一部分，也有可能用于水产养殖。

Blockage of intakes by jellyfish and other marine objects causes serious economic disruption and gives rise to safety concerns for coastal power stations. To combat unexpected arrival of clogging materials, a consortium of CTL, UEA, Cefas and EDF Energy will design, build and test an imaging system for the detection of jellyfish in coastal waters. The system will be designed for use by power station operators to provide an early warning of jellyfish blooms in their vicinity. The aim is to integrate different types of cameras in an innovative, rugged sensor package which can transmit data back to land. The cameras will be able to see even in turbid water by using ultrasound. The system will be built and tested in three stages: 1) under controlled conditions in a large saltwater aquarium facility, 2) during supervised short deployments at a coastal test site and 3) during an extended autonomous installation at a power station site. The instrument will ultimately be used as part of a comprehensive early warning and mitigation service for coastal power station and desalination plant operators , with potential also for use in aquaculture.