Ama-Aleutians Kufanele Kube Indawo Yokuqala Yasolwandle Kazwelonke Yase-Alaska

Washington, DC - I-Aleutian Islands ecosystem yasolwandle ifanelwe ukuqokwa njengeNational Marine Sanctuary yokuqala yase-Alaska, ngokusho kwegama elisemthethweni eliholwa yi-Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) kanye ne-Alaska embalwa kanye nezinhlangano zikazwelonke zokongiwa kwasolwandle. Nakuba ngaphezu kwengxenye yezwe lase-Alaska zithola isivikelo sombuso unomphela, cishe awekho amanzi angaphansi kwe-Alaska athola isimo sokuvikela esiqhathaniswa.

I-ecosystem yasolwandle yase-Aleutians ingenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ngokwezemvelo emhlabeni, isekela inani elikhulu lezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle, izinyoni zasolwandle, izinhlanzi nezimbaza esizweni futhi enye yezinkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Kodwa-ke, amanzi ase-Aleutian abhekene nezinsongo ezimbi nezikhulayo ezivela ekudobeni ngokweqile, ukuthuthukiswa kukawoyela negesi kanye nokwandisa ukuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi ngokuvikelwa okuncane. Lezi zinsongo zibhebhethekiswa imiphumela ekhulayo yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, okuhlanganisa nokukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle kanye ne-acidity yolwandle.

"Ama-Aleutians angenye yezindawo zasolwandle ezimangalisa futhi ezikhiqiza kakhulu emhlabeni kodwa sekungamashumi eminyaka ewohloka, futhi adinga ukunakwa kwethu ngokushesha," kusho uRichard Steiner, ilungu leBhodi Yabaqondisi be-PEER kanye noprofesa wase-University of Alaska osewathatha umhlalaphansi. okokongiwa kwasolwandle. "Uma abaphathi baka-Obama bezimisele ngokuthatha izinyathelo ezinkulu, ezinesibindi zokonga izilwandle zethu, indawo lena futhi lesi yisikhathi. I-Aleutians National Marine Sanctuary izoletha izinyathelo ezihlanganisiwe, ezihlala njalo nezisebenzayo zokunqanda ukuwohloka okwengeziwe futhi iqale ukubuyisela lesi simiso sezinto eziphilayo sasolwandle esingajwayelekile. "

Indawo engcwele ehlongozwayo izoqukatha wonke amanzi ombuso kuzo zonke iziqhingi zase-Aleutian Islands (kusuka kumakhilomitha angama-3 kuye kwangama-200 olwandle enyakatho naseningizimu yeziqhingi) ukuya ezweni lase-Alaska, okuhlanganisa namanzi ahlangene asuka eziqhingini zasePribilof naseBristol Bay, indawo ecishe ibe yisikwele esingu-554,000. amamayela e-nautical, okuyenza ibe indawo enkulu yasolwandle evikelwe esizweni, futhi enye yezinkulu emhlabeni.

Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, abaphathi baka-Obama bakhombise intshisekelo yabo yokuzijabulisa nokuqokwa kwezindawo zokulondoloza imvelo zasolwandle ezintsha ezivela emphakathini. Nakuba inqubo yokuqokwa okokugcina njengendawo yokugcina izilwane zasolwandle ithatha izinyanga, ukuqokwa kungabeka inkundla yokuqokwa ngokushesha njengetshe lesikhumbuzo likazwelonke likaMongameli Obama ngaphansi koMthetho Wezinto Zasendulo. Ngalo Septhemba, usebenzise la mandla okuphatha ukuze andise i-Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (eyasungulwa okokuqala nguMongameli GW Bush) ibe ngamamayela ayizikwele angama-370,000, ngaleyo ndlela yakhe enye yezindawo ezivikelwe olwandle ezinkulu kakhulu emhlabeni. 

Ngesonto eledlule, uMongameli u-Obama welula ukuhoxiswa kwesifunda saseBristol Bay ekuqashisweni kukawoyela ogwini lolwandle, kodwa lokhu kushiya kuvuleke ithemba lokuthi iCongress noma abaphathi besikhathi esizayo bangayivula kabusha le ndawo. Lesi senzo sendawo engcwele singasenqabela ngokuqondile isenzo esinjalo.

I-National Marine Sanctuary System yamanje iyinethiwekhi yezindawo zasolwandle eziyi-14 ezivikelwe ezihlanganisa amamayela-skwele angaphezu kuka-170,000 ukusuka eFlorida Keys kuya e-American Samoa, okuhlanganisa neThunder Bay eLake Huron. Ayikho i-National Marine Sanctuary emanzini ase-Alaskan. Ama-Aleutians azoba ngabokuqala.

“Uma iMidwest Midwest iwubhasikidi wokudla waseMelika, khona-ke ama-Aleutians angobhasikidi wezinhlanzi waseMelika; Isu lokulondoloza olwandle lase-US ngeke lisakwazi ukuyiziba i-Alaska,” kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu wakwaPEER uJeff Ruch, ephawula ukuthi ingxenye yogu lwesizwe kanye nengxenye yesithathu yeshalofu lethu lezwekazi lonke kuse-Alaska kuyilapho i-Exclusive Economic Zone yayo engamamayela angu-200 ingaphezu kokuphindwe kabili. ubukhulu bendawo yezwe lase-Alaska. "Ngaphandle kokungenelela kwezokongiwa kwemvelo okuseduze kwesikhathi eside, abantu base-Aleutians babhekene nethemba lokuwohloka kwemvelo."

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