China releases the world’s first “International Small Cetacean Conservation Research Program”

2025 On May 28, at the launching ceremony of the fifth “National Dolphin Friendly Month,” the world’s first “International Small Cetacean Conservation Research Program ” was officially released to the public. This is China’s first international public welfare and conservation initiative to promote cetacean conservation technology and experience at sea, and will systematically integrate cutting-edge technologies such as AI image recognition and tracking, underwater sonar data analysis, etc., to promote Yangtze River dolphin conservation experience at sea, and help global small cetacean research and conservation.