Masenze Ubomi Bungcono Phantsi Apho Kumanzi - Phantsi Kolwandle

NguSarah Martin, uMdibaniso woNxibelelwano, iSiseko soLwandle

Emva kokusebenza kwiSiseko soLwandle isithuba esingaphezu konyaka, ungacinga ukuba ndingakulungela ukuntywila ngaphakathi…ngokoqobo. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ndingene ngaphantsi kwamanzi, ndandizibuza enoba ndandifunde lukhulu kusini na ngezinto ezimbi nezimbi ukuze ndinikel’ ingqalelo kuzo zonke izinto ezintle ezazinokubonwa elwandle. Ndayifumana ngokukhawuleza impendulo yam njengoko umhlohli wam weSCUBA wayendikhomba ukuba ndiqhubeke ndiqubha endaweni yokuba ndidada nzulu ngenxa yemimangaliso endingqongileyo. Umlomo wam ngewube unomsindo, ngaphandle kokuba uyazi, yonke into ephefumla phantsi kwamanzi.

Makhe ndihlehle umva kancinci. Ndakhulela kwidolophu encinane eWest Virginia. Amava am okuqala olwandle ayeyi-Bald Head Island, NC xa ndisesikolweni esiphakathi. Ndisenenkumbulo ecacileyo yokutyelela iindawo ezizalela ufudo, ndiphulaphule amantshontsho aqanduselayo eqalisa ukugrumba indlela yawo yokuphuma entlabathini aze enze indlela yawo eya elwandle. Ndikhe ndaya kumanxweme ukusuka eBelize ukuya eCalifornia ukuya eBarcelona, ​​​​kodwa andizange ndibubone ubomi phantsi kolwandle.

Bendisoloko ndifuna ukusebenzela ukunxibelelana nemiba yendalo njengomsebenzi. Kuthe xa kuvuleka isikhundla ngaphakathi kweThe Ocean Foundation ndaqonda ukuba ngumsebenzi kum lowo. Kwakunzima ekuqaleni, ukuzama ukufunda yonke into malunga nolwandle kunye nento eyenziwa yi-Ocean Foundation. Wonke umntu ebesebenza kule ntsimi iminyaka kwaye bendisandula ukuqalisa. Into entle yayikukuba wonke umntu, kwanabo bangaphandle kweThe Ocean Foundation, babefuna ukwabelana ngolwazi namava abo. Andizange ndisebenze entsimini ngaphambili apho kwabelwana ngolwazi ngokukhululekileyo.

Emva kokufunda uncwadi, ukuya kwiinkomfa kunye neesemina, ukubukela iinkcazo-ntetho, ukuthetha neengcali kunye nokufunda kubasebenzi bethu yayilixesha lokuba ndihlehle ngomva kwisikhephe kwaye ndizuze amava okuqala oko kwenzeka kulwandle lwethu. Ke kuhambo lwam lwakutsha nje lokuya ePlaya Del Carmen, eMexico, ndisigqibile isiqinisekiso sam esivulekileyo samanzi.

Abahlohli bam baxelela wonk’ ubani ukuba angazichukumisi iikorale nokuba kwakufuneka ulondolozo olungakumbi. Ekubeni babenjalo IPADI abahlohli ababeqhelene nabo Iprojekthi yolwazi, kodwa babengenalo nofifi ngawo nawaphi na amanye amaqela olondolozo lwendalo kummandla wabo kunye ngokubanzi. Emva kokuba ndibacacisele ukuba ndisebenzela i-Ocean Foundation, baye bavuya ngakumbi ukundinceda ukuba ndifumane isatifikethi kunye nokuba ndisebenzise amava am ukunceda ukusasaza ulondolozo lolwandle. Okukhona abantu abaninzi banceda ngcono!

Emva kokugqiba umthambo wokuntywila, ndiye ndajonga ngeenxa zonke kubume be-coral obuhle kunye neentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeentlanzi ezidadayo. Siye sabona ii-moray eels ezimbalwa, ray kunye ne-shrimp encinci ngokunjalo. Sade sahamba kunye ookrebe benkomo! Bendixakeke kakhulu ndihlola indawo endingqongileyo entsha ukuba ndiqaphele izinto ezimbi ebendinexhala zingawonakalisa amava am de omnye umtyibilizi athathe ingxowa yeplastiki.

Emva kokuntywila kwethu kokugqibela, isiqinisekiso sam samanzi esivulekileyo sasigqityiwe. Umqeqeshi wandibuza iingcinga zam malunga nokuntywila kwaye ndamxelela ukuba ngoku ndiqinisekile nge-100% ukuba ndikwintsimi efanelekileyo yomsebenzi. Ukuba nethuba lokuzibonela kuqala ezinye zezinto esizisebenza nzima ukuze sizikhusele (mna, i-TOF kunye noluntu lwethu lwabaxhasi), oko oogxa bam baphanda kwaye balwe nzima kakhulu bekhuthaza kwaye bayakhuthaza. Ndiyathemba ukuba ngomsebenzi wam kunye ne-Ocean Foundation, ndiyakwazi ukukhuthaza abantu ukuba bafunde ngakumbi malunga nolwandle, imiba ejongene nayo kunye nento esinokuyenza, njengoluntu olukhathalele amanxweme kunye nolwandle, ukulukhusela.

Njengoko uSylvia Earle watshoyo kwinqaku lethu yokuzonwabisa, “Le yeyona ndawo imnandi embalini, eyona ndawo imnandi ngexesha. Asizange sazi into esiyaziyo ngaphambili, asisayi kuphinda sibe nethuba elinjengeli langoku lokwenza okuthile ngayo. ”