According to Huanqiu and others, the Kexue conducted hydrological, ecological and geological observations in western Pacific waters this voyage, then recovered instruments and samples and returned to port. A hallmark was multiple teams sharing a single voyage to use survey resources efficiently.

A 'shared voyage' spreads the high cost of running a survey ship and packs observations from different fields into one trip to raise efficiency. The data gathered this way become a foundation for research on ocean-environment change and deep-sea ecology.

Deep-sea observation touches many fields—climate, fisheries and disaster prediction—so accumulated long-term records hold great value. Sharing and standardizing observation data is increasingly emphasized in international science, too.

Researchers plan to fill gaps in ocean observation through follow-up analysis of the recovered samples and data. Securing continuity of observation is cited as a future task.

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