INzululwazi + neNtsebenziswano yoShishino igcina iHong Kong Oyster Ishishini liphila

ngu-Alexis Valauri-Orton, uMdibaniso weNkqubo

Kwizitrato zaseLau Fau Shan, indawo encinane ekuMntla-ntshona weNew Territories yaseHong Kong, umoya unuka kamnandi kwaye unetyuwa. Ngemini enelanga, amakhulukhulu eembatyisi alala phezu kweerakhi zokomisa - izikwere zedolophu ziguqulwe zaba ziifektri zobumnandi obudumileyo bukaLau Fau Shan, iimbatyisi “yegolide” eyomisiweyo. Kwizibuko elincinci, iibhanki kunye neejethi zakhiwe ngokusuka kwiimfumba zamaqokobhe eembatyisi.

Kwiminyaka nje emithathu edluleyo ndandihamba kwezi zitrato, yaye kwakubonakala ngathi eli shishini leembatyisi elineenkulungwane kudala lalisecicini lokuwa. Ndandilapho njengenxalenye ye-Thomas J. Watson Fellowship eyathatha unyaka wonke, ndifunda ukuba i-asidi yolwandle inokuchaphazela njani uluntu oluxhomekeke elwandle.

UMnu Chan, oyena mncinane kubalimi beoyster xa ndindwendwela uLau Fau Shan ngo-2012, umi emphethweni we-bamboo floats kwaye uphakamisa enye yemigca emininzi ye-oyster ejinga ngaphantsi.

Ndadibana nabalimi bembatyisi beDeep Bay Oyster Association. Indoda nganye endayixhawulayo yabelana ngefani enye: Chan. Bandixelela ukuba kwiminyaka engama-800 eyadlulayo, ukhokho wabo wayehamba kumdaka waseShenzen Bay kwaye wakhubeka kwinto enzima. Welula isandla wafuna iimbatyisi, wathi akuyiqhekeza wafumana into eswiti nencasa, wagqiba kwelokuba afumane indlela yokwenza ezinye. Kwaye ukusukela ngoko, iiChans bezilima iimbatyisi kweli chweba.

Kodwa elinye ilungu elincinane lentsapho landixelela ngenkxalabo, “Ndingoyena mncinane, yaye andiqondi ukuba kuya kubakho abanye emva kwam.” Wandixelela indlela iimbatyisi zabo eziye zabethwa ngayo ngomonakalo wokusingqongileyo – idayi ezivela kwimizi-mveliso yempahla entla komlambo iPearl River ngeminyaka yama-80’s, isisongelo esithe gqolo samanzi angacocwanga. Xa ndachaza indlela i-acidification yolwandle, ukwehla ngokukhawuleza kwe-pH yolwandle ngenxa yongcoliseko lwekharbon diokside, eyayitshabalalisa iifama ze-shellfish e-United States, amehlo akhe akhula exhalabile. Siya kuhlangabezana njani noku, wabuza?

Ukundwendwela kwam eLau Fau Shan, amafama eimbatyisi aziva elahliwe – ayengazi ukuba angamelana njani nemeko-bume eguqukayo, bengenazo izixhobo okanye iteknoloji yokuziqhelanisa, kwaye baziva bengenayo inkxaso evela kurhulumente ukuze baphumelele. ukuchacha.

Kodwa kwiminyaka emithathu yonke into yatshintsha. UGqr. Vengatesen Thiyagarajan weYunivesithi yaseHong Kong uye wafunda iziphumo ze-acidification yolwandle kwi-oyster iminyaka. Kwi-2013, umfundi wakhe we-PhD, u-Ginger Ko, wancedisa ekuququzeleleni i-oyster symposium ukuze abhengeze ii-oyster zaseHong Kong kubafundi nakwi-faculty, kwaye bamema abalimi baseLau Fau Shan ukuba beze babonise kwiimveliso zabo.

Ngokukhuthazwa yile workshop, intsebenziswano iye yaqhama. Ukususela kule workshop, uDkt Thiyagarajn, uNksz Ko kunye nabanye abavela kwiYunivesithi yaseHong Kong baye basebenzisana namafama oyster kunye norhulumente waseHong Kong ukwakha isicwangciso sokuvuselela ishishini.

Inyathelo labo lokuqala kukuqonda izoyikiso zokusingqongileyo iimbatyisi zaseLau Fau Shan ezinyamezeleyo, kunye nokuphuhlisa iindlela zokuhlangabezana nazo.  Ngenkxaso yenkxaso-mali evela kurhulumente wasekhaya iSustainable Fisheries Development Fund, abaphandi abavela kwiYunivesithi yaseHong Kong bafakela inkqubo yokuvala i-ultraviolet. Emva kokuba iimbatyisi zisusiwe e-Deep Bay, ziya kuhlala kule nkqubo kangangeentsuku ezine, apho nayiphi na ibhaktiriya ekusenokwenzeka ukuba ziye zayifunxa iya kususwa.

Inqanaba lesibini leprojekthi linomdla ngakumbi: abaphandi baceba ukuvula indawo yokuqandusela eLau Fau Shan eya kuvumela imibungu yeoyster ukuba ichume kwindawo elawulwayo, ikhululekile kwisoyikiso se-acidification yolwandle.

Abasebenzi beDeep Bay Oyster Cultivation Association bemi ngaphandle kweofisi yabo eLau Fau Shan.

Ndicinga emva kwiminyaka emithathu eyadlulayo. Emva kokuba ndixelele uMnumzana Chan malunga nokwenziwa kweasidi yolwandle, kwaye ndambonisa imifanekiso ekungaphumeleliyo ukuzala kwiindawo zokuqandusela iintlanzi zikaTaylor Shellfish, ndamnika umyalezo wethemba. Ndamxelela indlela eWashington State, amafama embatyisi, iinkokeli zezizwe, amagosa karhulumente kunye noososayensi baye badibana ukuze bajongane ne-asidi yolwandle- kwaye baye baphumelela. Ndambonisa ingxelo yePaneli yeRibhoni eBlue, kwaye ndathetha malunga nendlela abaphathi abaqandusela ngayo amaqhinga okukhulisa imibungu ngokukhuselekileyo.

UMnu. Chan waye wandijonga waza wandibuza, “Ungandithumelela ezi zinto? Ngaba kukho indawo onokuza apha ukuze asifundise indlela yokwenza oku? Thina nje asinalo ulwazi okanye izixhobo. Asazi ukuba masenze ntoni.”

Ngoku, uMnu. Chan unento ayifunayo. Enkosi kubambiswano olukhuthazayo phakathi kweYunivesithi yaseHong Kong, urhulumente wasekhaya kunye namafama embatyisi aseLau Fau Shan, ishishini elixabisekileyo kunye nomthombo weqhayiya elikhulu kunye nembali iya kunyamezela.

Eli bali libonisa ixabiso elibalulekileyo lentsebenziswano. Ukuba iYunivesithi yaseHong Kong ibingayibambanga le simpoziyam, ngekwenzeka ntoni kuLau Fau Shan? Ngaba besiya kulahlekelwa lelinye ishishini, omnye umthombo wokutya nengeniso, nobunye ubutyebi benkcubeko?

Kukho uluntu olunje ngeLau Fau Shan kwihlabathi liphela. Kwi-Ocean Foundation, sisebenzela ukuphindaphinda oko iWashington State yakwaziyo ukuyifeza ngePaneli yayo yeBlue Ribbon ejikeleze iUnited States. Kodwa le ntshukumo kufuneka ikhule - kuyo yonke iLizwe nakwihlabathi liphela. Ngoncedo lwakho, sinokufezekisa oku.