Chinese scientists launch "healthy ocean" survey中国科学家开展健康海洋”调查The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Monday launched a marine survey, with four vessels setting sail from three Chinese ports to research the health of China's coastal waters.

中国科学院周一启动了一项海洋调查，四艘船从中国三个港口出发，研究中国沿海水域的健康状况。

The "healthy ocean" joint voyage is commissioned to collect data in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and estuaries of the Yangtze River and Pearl River to facilitate future research, according to the CAS.

中科院表示，健康海洋”号联合航行的任务是在渤海、黄海、长江口和珠江口海域收集数据，以促进未来的研究。

Two of the four research vessels departed from Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.

The other two vessels departed from Yantai, also in Shandong, and Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, respectively.

四艘研究船中有两艘从中国东部山东省青岛出发，另外两艘船分别从烟台和广州出发。

The 10-day multi-discipline survey is expected to provide an in-depth understanding of the physical, geological and ecological changes in China's coastal waters.

为期10天的多学科调查有望对中国沿海水域的物理、地质和生态变化提供深入的了解。

Wang Fan, head of the CAS Institute of Oceanology, said the survey will be used to initiate long-term marine observation and research including on ecological restoration and disaster prevention and control.

中国科学院海洋研究所所长王帆表示，这项调查将用于开展长期的海洋观测和研究，包括生态恢复和灾害防控。

The survey also came amid the pressing need for ecological research on the Pearl River estuary, which will face mounting environmental challenges with the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continuing to advance, said Sun Longtao with the CAS South China Sea Institute of Oceanology.

中国科学院南海海洋学研究所的孙龙涛说，这项调查也正值珠江口生态研究的迫切需要，随着粤港澳大湾区的建设继续推进，珠江口将面临日益严峻的环境挑战。

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