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，造成严重的经济中断，并引起沿海发电站的安全问题。为了防止意外到来的堵塞材料，CTL、东英吉利大学、Cefas和EDF能源公司组成的一个财团将设计、建造和测试一个成像系统，用于检测沿海水域的水母。该系统将供发电厂经营者使用，以便在其附近的水母大量繁殖时提供预警。其目的是将不同类型的相机集成到一个创新的、坚固的传感器包中，该传感器包可以将数据传回陆地。通过超声波，摄像机甚至可以在浑浊的水中看到物体。该系统将分三个阶段进行建造和测试：1)在大型盐水水族馆设施的受控条件下，2)在沿海试验场的监督短期部署期间，3)在发电站现场的扩展自主安装期间。该仪器最终将作为沿海发电站和海水淡化厂经营者全面预警和减灾服务的一部分，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.