I-CCIMMI: Ukwakhela phezu kwefa leminyaka engu-50 le-Channel Islands yocwaningo olugxilile
I-California Channel Islands Marine Mammal Initiative (CCIMMI) yasungulwa ngenhloso yokuxhasa izifundo zebhayoloji yabantu yezinhlobo eziyisithupha zama-pinnipeds (amabhubesi olwandle nezimvu zamanzi) e-Channel Islands. Ama-Pinniped angabalindi benhlalakahle yasolwandle—anikeza izimpawu eziyisixwayiso zangaphambi kwesikhathi zezinguquko ku-ecosystem ezingase zithinte impilo yasolwandle nabantu ngoba sonke sabelana ngezisetshenziswa zolwandle ezifanayo.
I-CCIMMI isebenza njengobambiswano lomphakathi nezizimele phakathi kwe-Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), kanye ne-The Ocean Foundation (TOF). Injongo yalokhu kubambisana iwukuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50 yocwaningo locwaningo lwezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle e-California Channel Islands olwazisa ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nezindaba zokongiwa kolwandle oGwini oluseNtshonalanga.
I-CCIMMI isekela uhlelo olusekelwe kwisayensi lwe-pinniped population biology e-California Channel Islands eholwa yi-California Current Ecosystems Programme (CCEP) ye-Marine Mammal Laboratory e-AFSC. Njengoba iSan Miguel Island Research Station njengesisekelo esiyinhloko somsebenzi obalulekile, lolu hlelo lugxile ekuhlolweni kwempilo, inala, amazinga okuzalwa nokufa, kanye nokudla kwemvelo kwezinhlobo ezinhlanu zezilwane ezifuywayo ezizalaniswa e-Channel Islands nokuthi lokhu kuthinteka kanjani izinguquko ku-Channel Islands. i-ecosystem. Ukusebenzisana okuqinile kwesayensi kuye kwaholela ocwaningweni oluthuthukile emkhakheni we-pinniped population ecology, i-epidemiology yezifo ezithathelwanayo, kanye nemithelela yezempilo yobuthi bemvelo (kokubili i-domoic acid eyenzeka ngokwemvelo evela ekuqhumeni kwe-algal okuyingozi kanye nezinto ezingcolisa abantu ezifana ne-DDT) okuhlanganisa ukuhluleka kokuzala kanye nomdlavuza. I-CCIMMI inika amandla lokhu kubambisana okuphumelelayo phakathi kozakwethu bombuso, bezemfundo, nabazimele.
Iphrojekthi 1: Ucwaningo lwezibalo zabantu ukuze kugcinwe inani elaziwayo leminyaka yama-pinnipeds ukuze kuqondwe imithelela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu solwandle ku-West Coast pinnipeds. Ukumaka izilwane zeqembu ngalinye kuvumela ukuhlolwa kokuthi izinsongo zemvelo zithinta kanjani izigaba ezihlukene zeminyaka yabantu abaphiniweyo.
Iphrojekthi yesi-2: Ukunciphisa ukuboshwa kwengonyama yasolwandle yase-California emfucumfucwini yasolwandle. I-pinnipeds yokuhlenga nokuhlukanisa ivimbela ukufa futhi ivumela ukukhonjwa komthombo wemfucumfucu ebambekayo.
Iphrojekthi 3: Ukubhala Amazinga Okungcolisa Okuqhubekayo kwe-Organochlorine e-California Channel Island pinnipeds. Ama-tissue biopsies avumela ukuhlolwa kwemithelela yefa kanye nemithombo engcolisayo ye-organochlorine esanda kutholwa evela emanzini ogwini lwase-California kubantu abaphinkiwe.
Iphrojekthi yesi-4: Ukuhlola ukuziphatha kokudla okuphinsiwe kanye ne-ecology enkathini yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu solwandle. Ukuhlaziywa kwemikhuba yokudla kuvumela ukuhlolwa kokudla okuhlobene nempilo yezilwane futhi kubhalwe ukuthi ukudla kushintsha kanjani nezinguquko eziqhutshwa yisimo sezulu ekutholakaleni kwezilwane.
Iphrojekthi yesi-5: Ukuhlola ukusabalala kwezifo ezisafufusa ezilwaneni ezincelisayo zasolwandle e-Channel Islands. Ukusampula kwezicubu zezilwane ezaziwayo kusiza ekuqondeni imiphumela yezinto eziphilayo ze-novel zezifo empilweni yabantu abaphinniped.
Iphrojekthi yesi-6: Ukudidiyelwa kokusebenza nokwesekwa kwezimali kwe-San Miguel Research Station esekelwe Operations. Ukuxhasa ngezimali ezokuthutha ngezindiza kwamaqembu abacwaningi, okokusebenza kanye nempahla kanye nokunakekelwa kwesiteshi socwaningo kwenza ucwaningo oluyimpumelelo e-California Channel Islands.
Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engu-130 yokuhlangenwe nakho okuhlanganisiwe kanye namaphepha ocwaningo angaphezu kwama-400 emagameni abo, abasunguli be-CCIMMI bangabaholi abadumile emhlabeni wonke emkhakheni wesayensi yezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle. Ithimba liqukethe uMphathi Wohlelo olusungulwe yi-CCEP, uRobert DeLong, PhD; Frances Gulland, Vet MB, PhD; Umphathi Wokufuywa Kwezilwane e-Marine Mammal Centre, uSophie Guarasci, RVT; nomyeni wakhe, uRobert Guarasci, owayeyisikhulu embonini yokutshalwa kwezimali onothando lokongiwa kolwandle. Ithimba lisebenzisana eduze noSharon Melin, PhD, uMholi Wohlelo wamanje we-CCEP.
Inhloso ye-CCIMMI ukusekela uhlelo locwaningo lwabantu olungenangqondo. Izindleko zokusebenza ezibalulekile zifaka izindleko zokuhamba nezokuthutha kanye nesabelomali sokunakekela ingqalasizinda yeSiteshi Sokucwaninga saseSan Miguel. Ngaphandle kwamaholo noma izindleko ezigxilile, silindele isabelomali esincane sonyaka esingaba ngu-$100,000 futhi sihlose ukuqongelela u-$500,000 ukuze sihlanganise iminyaka emihlanu ezayo yokusebenza.