Marubuci: Mark J. Spalding, Shugaba

Na dawo daga kwanaki hudu da rabi a California. Ina son komawa don ziyartar jihara ta gida kuma in ga abubuwan da aka saba gani, na ji kamshin gogewar sage na bakin teku, na ji kiran gulls da raƙuman ruwa, da tafiya mil a bakin rairayin bakin teku da hazo na safiya.

Na farko kwanaki biyu, Na kasance a Laguna Beach halartar taron Kamfanin Surfrider Foundation taron kwamitin gudanarwa. Tarukan hukumar don ƙungiyoyin sa-kai suna da ƙalubale saboda kuna saurare yayin da ma'aikata da masu zartarwa ke gaya muku game da babban aikin ƙungiyar da ake yi tare da mafi ƙarancin albarkatun kuɗi. Ƙaunar zuciyata tana da alaƙa da sadaukarwar da ma'aikata suka yi don yin aiki na sa'o'i marasa iyaka a madadin tekunmu, gaɓar teku da rairayin bakin teku ta hanyar babi masu yawa na sa kai, ƙarin tsabtace bakin teku fiye da kowace ƙungiya, da dubun-dubatar nasara na doka da manufofin kowace shekara. Mu da muke hidima a Hukumar ’yan agaji ne, muna biyan kuɗin kanmu don halartar taro, kuma dukanmu mun yi alkawarin tallafa wa ƙungiyar ta kowace hanya.

 

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Ofishina a SIO don zaman shawarwari daya-daya.

 

A ƙarshen taron Hukumar a ranar Lahadi, na yi mota zuwa La Jolla na zauna tare da Margaret Leinen, Darakta na Cibiyar Scripps na Oceanography da Dean Peter Cowhey na UCSD's School for Global Policy & Strategy (da tsohon ma'aikaci na) don tattaunawa. game da abin da za a iya yi don shiga UCSD ta kimiyyar teku a cikin goyon bayan manufofin da za su kare mu bakin tekun da kuma teku.

Na yi farin cikin samun damar yin zaman ba da shawara ɗaya-ɗaya tare da ɗalibai a cikin shirin SIO Master of Advanced Studies waɗanda ke aiki akan haɗin gwiwa tsakanin kimiyyar teku da manufofin jama'a. Kowannen su yana gab da fara wani aiki mai ban sha'awa don samun digiri na biyu. Batutuwan sun haɗa da fahimtar siyar da kifin kai tsaye da masunta ke yi a cikin motsin abinci na locavore, gano kifin, fassarar tarin a SIO, da ƙirƙirar yawon shakatawa na gaskiya na raƙuman ruwa da za a yi amfani da su don ilimin kiyayewa, horar da ruwa da kuma kamar. Wasu kuma suna tunanin algae da kuma ikon yin amfani da algae don maye gurbin abubuwan da suka dogara da man fetur wajen yin katako. Wani dalibi zai kwatanta kasuwannin Maine lobster da lobster spiny, gami da sarkar rarrabawa. Har ila yau wani yana aiki akan harkar yawon shakatawa, ɗaya akan kula da kamun kifi da shirye-shiryen masu sa ido, ɗaya kuma akan rikice-rikice, kuma mai yuwuwa matsalar kula da kamun kifi a babban yankin Gulf na California wanda ya ci karo da kiyaye kamun kifi na Vaquita. Ƙarshe amma ba kalla ba shine ɗalibin da ke kallon makomar ayyukan agaji da ke tallafawa binciken kimiyyar ruwa. Ina farin ciki da zama shugaban kwamitinta na tsawon watanni hudu masu zuwa har sai an kammala babban taronta.

 

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Hudu daga cikin daliban da suka kammala digiri na “na” (Kate Masury, Amanda Townsel, Emily Trip, da Amber Stronk)

 

A ranar Litinin da yamma Dean Cowhey ya gayyace ni don halartar lacca na Tunawa da Herb York wanda John Holdren Daraktan Ofishin Kimiyya da Fasaha a Fadar White House ya bayar. Ayyukan Dr. Holdren da nasarorin da ya samu suna da yawa, kuma hidimar da ya yi a wannan gwamnati abin yabawa ne. Nasarar da Hukumar ta samu a fannin kimiyya da fasaha sun zama nasara da ba a yi wa waka ba story. Bayan laccar sa, an karrama ni da kasancewa cikin ƴan ƴan ƴan ƴan uwa waɗanda suka ci gaba da tattaunawa game da batutuwan kimiyya da fasaha akan liyafar cin abinci mai daɗi. 

 

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Dr. Holdren (hoton UCSD)

 

A ranar Talata bisa gayyatar ɗaliban Masters a Scripps, na ba da nawa jawabin kan shuɗin carbon mai suna “Poop, Tushen, da Mutuwa: Labarin Carbon Blue.” Batun labarin shine ma'anar ma'anar carbon blue da kuma hanyoyin daban-daban na yadda yake aiki; Barazana ga wannan ban al'ajabi mai ban mamaki na nutsewar carbon na tekun mu na duniya; mafita don dawo da ikon teku don sarrafa carbon daga yanayin; da kuma ajiyar dogon lokaci na wannan carbon a cikin zurfin teku da kuma magudanar ruwa a cikin teku. Na tabo wasu ayyukan namu ta hanyar maido da ciyawa, da ba da takardar shedar tsarin lissafi, da ƙirƙirar mu SeaGrass Haɓaka maƙallan carbon diyya. Na yi ƙoƙarin sanya duk waɗannan a cikin mahallin ci gaban manufofin kasa da kasa da na cikin gida da aka yi niyya don tallafawa wannan ra'ayi na lalata carbon shuɗi. Ni, ba shakka, ban yi sakaci ba wajen nuna waɗannan tsare-tsare na halitta suma suna samar da fitattun wuraren zama, da kuma guguwar guguwa don kare matsugunan mu na ɗan adam a bakin teku.

A karshen wannan rana, daliban sun shirya liyafar liyafar a wani bangare na nuna godiya da ba da shawara da kuma shudin carbon. Ɗaya daga cikin ɗaliban masters na yanzu ya ce da ni "dole ne ka gaji" bayan waɗannan kwanaki masu ban mamaki. Na amsa mata da cewa zaburar da mutane suna da ban sha'awa, cewa a ƙarshen rana na ji cewa na sami kuzari; ba a kwace min ba. Wannan ita ce albarkar kasancewa wani ɓangare na al'umman Gidauniyar Ocean—yawancin mutane masu himma suna yin aiki mai ban sha'awa a madadin tallafin rayuwar mu na duniya: tekun mu. 


Kalli gabatarwar Mark zuwa Cibiyar Rarraba Rarraba Ruwa da Kariya a Scripps, "Poop, Tushen da Mutuwa: Labarin Carbon Blue." Tabbatar kallon rabin ƙarshe don taron Q & A mai jan hankali.