Masenze Impilo Ibe Ngcono Phansi Lapho Kumanzi - Ngaphansi Kolwandle

Ngu-Sarah Martin, Inhlangano Yezokuxhumana, I-Ocean Foundation

Ngemva kokusebenza e-The Ocean Foundation isikhathi esingaphezudlwana konyaka, ungacabanga ukuthi ngizolungela ukucwila phakathi...ngokoqobo. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ngingene ngaphansi kwamanzi, ngazibuza ukuthi ingabe ngangifunde okuningi ngokubi nokubi ukuze ngigxile kukho konke okuhle engangingakubona olwandle. Ngayithola ngokushesha impendulo yami lapho umfundisi wami we-SCUBA engiqhweba ukuba ngiqhubeke ngibhukuda esikhundleni sokumane ngintante ngithakathwe izimanga ezingizungezile. Umlomo wami ngabe u-gape, ngaphandle kokuthi uyazi, yonke into yokuphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi.

Ake ngihlehle kancane. Ngakhulela edolobheni elincane eliseWest Virginia. Isipiliyoni sami sokuqala solwandle kwakuyi-Bald Head Island, NC ngenkathi ngisesikoleni esiphakathi. Ngisenenkumbulo ecacile yokuvakashela izindawo ezifukamela ufudu, ngilalele amaphuphu eqala ukumba ephuma esihlabathini aye olwandle. Ngike ngaya emabhishi ngisuka eBelize ngiya eCalifornia ngiya eBarcelona, ​​kodwa ngangingakaze ngibone ukuphila ngaphansi kolwandle.

Bengilokhu ngifuna ukusebenzela ekukhulumeni ngezindaba zemvelo njengomsebenzi. Ngakho-ke ngesikhathi kuvulwa isikhundla ngaphakathi kweThe Ocean Foundation ngangazi ukuthi kwakuwumsebenzi wami. Kwakunzima ekuqaleni, ukuzama ukufunda yonke into mayelana nolwandle nalokho okwenziwa yi-Ocean Foundation. Wonke umuntu wayeseneminyaka esebenza kulo mkhakha futhi ngangisanda kuqala. Okuhle ukuthi wonke umuntu, ngisho nalabo abangaphandle kwe-The Ocean Foundation, babefuna ukucobelelana ngolwazi nolwazi abanalo. Ngangingakaze ngisebenze ensimini ngaphambili lapho ukwaziswa kwabelwana ngakho ngokukhululekile.

Ngemva kokufunda izincwadi, ukuhambela izingqungquthela namasemina, ukubuka izethulo, ukukhuluma nochwepheshe nokufunda kubasebenzi bethu kwaze kwafika isikhathi sokuba ngihlehle esikebheni futhi ngizitholele ngokwami ​​​​isipiliyoni salokho okwakwenzeka olwandle lwethu. Ngakho-ke phakathi nohambo lwami lwakamuva oluya e-Playa Del Carmen, e-Mexico, ngiqedele isitifiketi sami samanzi avuliwe.

Abafundisi bami batshela wonke umuntu ukuba angawathinti amakhorali nokuthi kwakudingeka ukulondolozwa okwengeziwe. Njengoba babenjalo I-Padi abafundisi ababejwayelene nabo Iphrojekthi Aware, kodwa babengenalwazi olutheni nganoma yimaphi amanye amaqembu okulondoloza imvelo endaweni yawo futhi ngokuvamile. Ngemva kokubachazela ukuthi ngisebenzela i-The Ocean Foundation, bajabulela nakakhulu ukungisiza ukuba ngithole isitifiketi futhi ngisebenzise ulwazi lwami ukusiza ukusabalalisa ukongiwa kolwandle. Abantu abaningi abasiza ngcono!

Ngemva kokuphothula izivivinyo zokutshuza, ngathola ukuqalaza ukwakheka kwamakhorali amahle nezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ezihlukahlukene ezibhukudayo. Sabona ama-moray eel ambalwa, i-ray kanye nezimfanzi ezincane. Saze saya diving with izinkunzi oshaka! Bengimatasatasa ngihlola indawo yami entsha ukuze ngiqaphele ngempela izinto ezimbi ebengikhathazeke ngokuthi zizongonakalisa ulwazi lwami kuze kube yilapho omunye umtshuzi ecosha isikhwama sepulasitiki.

Ngemva kokutshuza kwethu okokugcina, isitifiketi sami samanzi avuliwe sasiqediwe. Umfundisi wangibuza imicabango yami ngokutshuza futhi ngamtshela ukuthi manje nginesiqiniseko esingu-100% sokuthi ngisemkhakheni ofanele womsebenzi. Ukuba nethuba lokuzibonela mathupha ezinye zezinto esisebenza kanzima ukuze sizivikele (mina, i-TOF kanye nomphakathi wethu wabanikeli), lokho ozakwethu abacwaninga futhi bakulwela kanzima kuyakhuthaza futhi kuyakhuthaza. Ngethemba ukuthi ngomsebenzi wami ne-The Ocean Foundation, ngingakwazi ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi bafunde kabanzi mayelana nolwandle, izinkinga olubhekene nazo nokuthi yini esingayenza, njengomphakathi ozikhathalelayo ugu nolwandle, ukuze siluvikele.

Njengoba uSylvia Earle eshilo encwadini yethu ividiyo, “Lena indawo emnandi emlandweni, indawo emnandi ngesikhathi. Asikaze sazi esikwaziyo ngaphambili, ngeke siphinde sibe nethuba elihle njengelesikhathi samanje lokwenza okuthile ngakho.”