中文摘要：

随着传感器技术、嵌入式计算技术、分布式信息处理技术和通信技术的迅速发展,无线传感器网络应运而生。由于无线传感器网络的广阔应用前景,它已经成为21世纪的一个重要的研究领域。根据海事监控任务要求及无线传感器网络特点,探讨了将无线传感器网络应用于海事监控领域的可行性及适应性,提出了海事监控传感器网络的概念,并对系统结构和框架进行了初步研究,初步探讨了海事监控传感器网络系统的功能,并提出了海事监控传感网络的研究方向。

英文摘要：

With the rapid development of sensor technology,embedded computing technology,distributed information processing and digital communication technology,wireless sensor networks（WSNs） comes into being in time.As many interesting and diverse applications of WSN＇s are explored,WSNs become an important research field in the 21st century.According to the mission requirements of maritime surveillance and WSNs＇ characteristics,the feasibility and adaptability of WSNs in maritime monitoring field are discussed.The concept of Maritime Surveillance Sensor Networks is presented,its system configuration,framework and system functions are studied preliminarily,also the research direction for it is recommended.