Akachenjera Voyage Logs: Chikamu II

Anotevera matanda emazuva ese akanyorwa naDr. John Wise. Pamwe chete nechikwata chavo, Dr. Wise vakafamba mukati nekutenderera Gulf yeCalifornia vachitsvaga mawhale. Dr. Wise vanomhanyisa The Wise Laboratory yeEvironment & Genetic Toxicology. Ichi chikamu chechipiri chenhevedzano.

Day 9
Zvinoshamisa, nhasi whale yemangwanani yakaonekwa uye yakadhindwa ne8 am, uye yaitaridzika sezuva remazuva ese emuitiro wedu webiopsy. Pakupedzisira, zvisinei, raizova zuva rakasiyana zvikuru. Mark akasvika kusalon ndokufonera Johnny kuma 4 o'clock. Ehe, chokwadi yaive whale yedu yemasikati. "Dead ahead" ndiyo yaive call. Kunze kwekuti, takanga tisina mamwe mawhale emanheru. Takanga tine pod ye25 kana kupfuura fin whales! Tave zvino biopsies 36 whales kubva kumarudzi mana rwendo urwu. Zvese zvakanaka nesu muGungwa reCortez. Isu tiri paanchor muBahia Willard. Tave pedyo nepaive nemapods emhungu saka mangwana tichatanga zvakare mambakwedza.

Day 10
Mambakwedza chaipo, takaona whale yedu yokutanga uye basa rakanga ratanga zvakare
Kwemaawa mashanu kana kupfuura akatevera takashanda maitiro edu uye iyi pod yemawhale, kunyangwe ichiri kupera kubva kumawhale zuva rapfuura.
Nokuti nhasi takakwanisa kuunganidza biopsies kubva kune mamwe 8 whales, tichiunza huwandu hwedu hwegumbo kusvika ku 44. Zvechokwadi, panguva imwecheteyo, isu takasuruvara kuona gumbo iri rinopera kuna Johnny naRachel vachatofanira kutisiya kuti vadzoke zvakare. chikoro. Rachel ane bvunzo neMuvhuro uye Johnny anofanira kupedza Ph.D yake mukati megore, zvakawanda zvekuti aite.

Mazuva 11 & 12
Zuva regumi nerimwe rakatiwana tiri pachiteshi chengarava muSan Felipe takamirira kusvika kwaJames naSean pazuva 11. Pakupedzisira, chiitiko chikuru chezuva racho chingave chiri kutarisa Mark naRachel mumwe nomumwe achitora ma tatoo ehenna pamaoko avo kubva kumutengesi wemumugwagwa, uyo, kana kutarisa Rick. kurenda skiff kuti ukwire kuenda kuSea Shepherd boat tour, ndokuzoona kuti igwa panguva imwe cheteyo raikweva chikepe chinofema chakazara nevashanyi kwese uko nekudzoka! Gare gare, takava nezvokudya zvemanheru nemasayendisiti aidzidza nezvevaquita uye whales dzemuromo uye takava nekudya kwakanaka kwazvo kwemanheru.

Mangwanani akasvika, uye takasangana nemasayendisiti zvakare kwekudya kwemangwanani muNarval, chikepe cheMuseo de Ballenas, uye takazokurukura nezve mapurojekiti pamwe chete. Ave masikati James naSean vakabva vasvika ndokuonekana naJohnny naRachel vachitambira Sean kuti vakwire. Two o'clock dzakasvika tichibva tapinda futi. Imwe yemiseve yakatora whale yedu yechi45 yegumbo iri. Ndiro ringangove whale chete rataona nhasi.

Day 13
Pano neapo, ndinobvunzwa kuti ndeipi yakanyanya kuoma. Pakupedzisira, hapana 'nyore' whale kune biopsy, ivo vanoisa matambudziko avo nemazano.
Tiri kuita zvakanaka pazviri sezvo takatora 51 whales ne6 dzatasample nhasi. Zvese zvakanaka nesu muGungwa reCortez. Isu tiri paancho muPuerto Refugio. Isu tinopihwazve simba mushure mekufamba kwechitsuwa chiri kure.

Day 14
Maiwe, zvaifanira kuitika nokukurumidza kana kuti gare gare - zuva risina mawhale. Kazhinji, munhu ane mazuva mazhinji asina mawhale nekuda kwemamiriro ekunze, uye, hongu, nekuti mawhale anofamba achipinda nekubuda munzvimbo. Chokwadi, takave nerombo rakanaka panguva yegumbo rekutanga nekuti gungwa raive rakadzikama, uye mawhale akawanda. Nhasi chete, uye pamwe kune mamwe akati wandei, mamiriro ekunze achinja zvakanyanya.

Day 15
Ndinogara ndichiyeverwa nemafin whales. Yakagadzirirwa kukurumidza, ine miviri yakatsetseka iyo yakawanda yegrey-brown kumusoro uye chena pasi. Ndiyo mhuka yechipiri pakukura panyika mushure memuzukuru wayo blue whale. Parwendo urwu, takaona mafin whale akawanda uye nhasi hazvina kusiyana. Isu takaita biopsied matatu mangwanani ano uye tatora sampuli makumi mashanu nemana whale pamwe chete, uye mazhinji acho mafin whale. Mhepo yakatibata zvakare panenge panguva yekudya kwemasikati, uye hatina kuona mamwe mawhale.

Day 16
Pakarepo, takaita biopsy yedu yekutanga yezuva. Zuva rorereka, takaona hombe hombe yemapilot whale! Makuwe matema ane zvimbi zvakatanhamara, asi 'zvipfupi' (zvichienzaniswa nevazukuru vavo vane mhedzi refu muAtlantic), pod yakasvika pachikepe. Kumusoro nekudzika mawhale akaiswa mumvura akananga kuchikepe. Vakanga vari kwese kwese. Kwakanga kuri kufema kwemweya mutsva kushanda pamawhale zvakare mushure memhepo yakawanda uye isina whale. Mangwana, pane imwe nyaya yemhepo saka tichaona. 60 whales pamwe chete ne6 sampled nhasi.

Day 17
Kuzununguka nekukunguruka nemafungu masikati, akatiwana takarohwa uye takapwanyika, uye tichingoita mafundo maviri neawa muchikepe, apo kazhinji tinoita 6-8 nyore. Pakufamba uku hapana kwatakanga tasvika nekukasira kumatambudziko edu, saka Kaputeni Fanch akatidhonzera mugomba rakachengetedzwa manheru kuti timirire zvakaipisisa. 61 whales pamwe chete ne1 sampled nhasi.

Day 18
Mangwana, tichasvika muLa Paz. Mamiriro ekunze anoratidza kuti mamiriro ekunze achange asina kunaka pakupera kwesvondo saka ticharamba tiri pachiteshi, uye handisi kuzonyora zvimwe kusvika tazotangazve neMuvhuro. Zvese zvakaudzwa isu tine makumi matanhatu nemaviri whales pamwe chete ne62 sampled nhasi.

Day 21
Mamiriro ekunze akatibata pachiteshi kwemazuva mazhinji 19 uye zuva rose 20. Kurwisana nezuva, mhepo nemasaisai kwemazuva mazhinji kwakatinetesa, saka taiwanzogara chinyararire mumumvuri. Taenda kunze kwayedza nhasi, uye mukufamba kwekuongorora chirongwa, takaziva kuti hatigone kushanda, asi kwemaawa mashoma mangwana mangwanani. Boka reSea Shepherd rinoshuva kuenda kuchamhembe kuEnsenada nokuda kwebasa ravo rinotevera, uye naizvozvo, nhasi, raizova zuva redu rokupedzisira rakazara mumvura.

Ndinotenda Sea Shepherd nekutigamuchira isu naCaptain Fanch, Mike, Carolina, Sheila naNathan nekuva vane mutsa uye vanotsigira vashandi. Ndinotenda Jorge, Carlos naAndrea nekubatana kwakanaka uye kushanda pamwe mukuunganidza sampuli. Ndinotenda boka reWise Lab: Johnny, Rick, Mark, Rachel, Sean, naJames nokuda kwebasa ravo rakaoma uye rubatsiro mukuunganidza sampuli, kutumira maemail, kutumira pawebsite, nezvimwewo. Basa iri harisi nyore uye rinobatsira vane vanhu vakazvipira vakadaro. Chekupedzisira, ndinotenda vanhu vedu vari kumusha vanochengeta zvese muhupenyu hwedu isu tiri kunze kuno. Ndinovimba wanakidzwa nekutevera. Ndinoziva kuti ndanakidzwa nekukutaurirai nyaya yedu. Isu tinogara tichida rubatsiro rwemari kubasa redu, saka ndapota funga nezvemutero unobviswa mutero wechero huwandu, hwaunogona kuita pawebhusaiti yedu: https://oceanfdn.org/donate/wise-laboratory-field-research-program. Tine 63 whales kubva pano kuti tiongorore.

Kuverenga zvinyorwa zvaDr. Wise kana kuverenga zvakawanda nezvebasa rake, ndapota shanya Iyo Wise Laboratory Webhusaiti.