To survey the distribution and numbers of green turtles in the area, in July of last year Cheng Yi-chun went to the Pratas Islands, and in April of this year, after applying through the Council of Agriculture to the Ministry of National Defense, he hitched a ride on a navy supply ship to Taiping Island in the Spratlys.
為了調查該地區綠蠵龜的分佈及族群狀況，去年七月，程一駿曾前往東沙群島做綠蠵龜分佈調查，又透過農委會向國防部申請，在今年四月隨著海軍的運補船，前往南沙群島的太平島做研究調查。