The U.S. Navy Living Marine Resources (LMR) applied research program is seeking pre-proposals pertaining to one need topic. The FY23 need topic pertains to automated detection of marine mammals for unmanned surface vessel strike avoidance. Details regarding the need topic mentioned above and what information is required in a pre-proposal can be found at https://exwc.navfac.navy.mil/lmr/proposals. All pre-proposals should be submitted via email to exwc_lmr_program@navy.mil. Pre-proposals pertaining to this need topic will be accepted until 11:59 PM PST on 05 December 2022.