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These challenges affect the algorithms' robustness and generalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We proposed YOLOv7-CSAW, an improved maritime search and rescue target detection algorithm based on YOLOv7. We used the K-means++ algorithm for the optimal size determination of prior anchor boxes, ensuring an accurate match with actual objects. The C2f module was incorporated for a lightweight model capable of obtaining richer gradient flow information. The model's perception of small target features was increased with the non-parameter simple attention module (SimAM). We further upgraded the feature fusion network to an adaptive feature fusion network (ASFF) to address the lack of high-level semantic features in small targets. Lastly, we implemented the wise intersection over union (WIoU) loss function to tackle large positioning errors and missed detections.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our algorithm was extensively tested on a maritime search and rescue dataset with YOLOv7 as the baseline model. We observed a significant improvement in the detection performance compared to traditional deep learning algorithms, with a mean average precision (mAP) improvement of 10.73% over the baseline model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>YOLOv7-CSAW significantly enhances the accuracy and robustness of small target detection in complex scenes. 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