Ukusindisa Izimfudu Zasolwandle - Umbono Womsebenzi Wabafundi

NguCampbell Howe, Research Intern, The Ocean Foundation 

Eminyakeni edlule, i-Ocean Foundation ikujabulele ukusingatha ocwaningweni kanye nabafundi abafundela umsebenzi wokuphatha abasisize ukufeza umgomo wethu njengoba babefunda okwengeziwe ngeplanethi yethu yolwandle. Sicele abanye balabo abafunda umsebenzi ukuthi babelane ngolwazi lwabo oluhlobene nolwandle. Okulandelayo kungokokuqala ochungechungeni lwe-TOF intern blog posts.

Ukungena e-The Ocean Foundation kwabeka isisekelo selukuluku lami lolwandle. Ngisebenze ne-TOF iminyaka emithathu, ngifunda ngemizamo yokongiwa kolwandle namathuba emhlabeni jikelele. Ulwazi lwami lwasolwandle ngaphambilini lwalubandakanya ukuvakashela ogwini kanye nokukhonzwa kwanoma yiziphi zonke izindawo zasemanzini. Njengoba ngifunda okwengeziwe ngama-TED (amadivayisi angafakwanga ofudu), I-Invasive Lionfish e-Caribbean, nokubaluleka kwezimfunda ze-Seagrass, ngaqala ukufuna ukuzibonela yona. Ngaqala ngokuthola ilayisensi yami ye-PADI Scuba ngase ngiyotshuza e-Jamaica. Ngikhumbula kahle lapho sibona usana lwe-Hawksbill Sea Turtle ludlula, ngokuzikhandla nangokuthula. Kwafika isikhathi lapho ngizithola ngisebhishi, amakhilomitha angu-2000 ukusuka ekhaya, ngibhekene neqiniso elihlukile.

Ngobusuku bami bokuqala ngihambahamba ngihambahamba ngazitshela, 'ayikho indlela engingayenza ngayo ezinye izinyanga ezintathu…' Kwakuyihora lesine nesigamu lomsebenzi onzima engangingalindelekile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngaphambi kokufika kwami, babebone imikhondo yezimfudu ezimbalwa. Ngalobo busuku sabhekana nama-Olive Ridley amahlanu njengoba ekhuphuka esuka olwandle eya esidlekeni kanye nezidleke zabanye abayisikhombisa.

Ngesidleke ngasinye esinamaqanda aphakathi kuka-70 kuya kwangu-120, ngokushesha aqala ukwehlisa ojosaka nezikhwama zethu njengoba sasiqoqa ukuze siwavikele aze achanyuselwe. Ngemva kokuhamba ogwini lolwandle olucishe lube amakhilomitha angu-2, ngemva kwamahora angu-4.5, sabuyela endaweni yokuchanyuselwa ukuze singcwabe kabusha izidleke ezazitholakele. Lo msebenzi okhathazayo, ovuzayo, ohlale umangalisa, waba ukuphila kwami ​​ezinyangeni ezintathu ezalandela. Pho ngifike kanjani lapho?

Ngemva kokuphothula eNyuvesi yaseWisconsin, eMadison ngo-2011, nganquma ukuthi ngizozama isandla sami ukongiwa kolwandle ezingeni lakho eliyisisekelo: emkhakheni. Ngemva kocwaningo oluthile, ngathola Uhlelo Lokulondoloza Ufudu Lwasolwandle olubizwa nge-PRETOMA eGuanacaste, eCosta Rica. I-PRETOMA yinhlangano engenzi nzuzo yaseCosta Rica enemikhankaso eyahlukene egxile ekongiweni kolwandle nocwaningo ezweni lonke. Balwela ukulondoloza inani labantu abadoba ama-hammerhead eziQhingini zase-Cocos futhi basebenzisana nabadobi ukuze balondoloze izinga lokudotshwa kwezinhlanzi esimeme. Abantu abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba bafaka izicelo zokuvolontiya, ukuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi noma ukusiza ngocwaningo lomkhakha. Ekamu lami kwakunabaseMelika aba-5, abaseSpain aba-2, abaseJalimane oyedwa naba-1 baseCosta Rica.

Ngehlela lapho ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti 2011 njengoMsizi Womsebenzi ukuze ngisebenze ogwini lolwandle oluqhelile, 19 Km ukusuka edolobheni eliseduze kakhulu. Ibhishi lalibizwa nge-Playa Caletas kanti inkambu yayihlangene phakathi kwendawo engamaxhaphozi kanye noLwandlekazi iPacific. Imisebenzi yethu yayihlanganisa yonke imisebenzi eminingi: kusukela ekuphekeni ukuya ekuhleleni izikhwama zokuqapha ukuya ekuqapheni indawo yokuchanyuselwa. Ubusuku ngabunye, mina nabanye abasizi bephrojekthi sasithatha amahora angu-3 wokugada ogwini ukuze sifune izimfudu zasolwandle ezizalela. Leli bhishi belivame ukuvakashelwa u-Olive Ridleys, Greens kanye ne-Leatherback esengozini yokushabalala.

Lapho sihlangana nethrekhi, izibani zethu zicishiwe, sasilandela ithrekhi esiholela esidlekeni, esidlekeni samanga noma ufudu. Lapho sithola ufudu luzalela, sasithatha zonke izilinganiso zalo bese silumaka. Izimfudu zasolwandle zivame ukuba kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi "i-trance" ngenkathi zizalela ukuze zingakhathazwa izibani noma ukuphazamiseka okuncane okungenzeka ngenkathi sibhala idatha. Ukube sasinenhlanhla, ufudu lwaluyogebha isidleke salo futhi sasingakwazi ukukala kalula ukujula kokugcina kwaleso sidleke futhi siqoqe amaqanda ngokuzikhandla lapho siwabekela. Uma kungenjalo, besiyolinda eceleni njengoba ufudu lungcwaba futhi luhlanganisa isidleke ngaphambi kokubuyela olwandle. Ngemva kokuba sesibuyele ekamu, noma kuphi phakathi kwamahora amathathu kuya kwangu-3 kamuva, izidleke sasizigqibe endaweni ejulile efanayo futhi esakhiweni esifanayo njengoba zitholwa.

Ukuphila kwasekamu kwakungelula ukuphila. Ngemva kokugada indawo yokuchanyuselwa kwamahora amaningi, kwakudumaza ngempela ukuthola isidleke ekhoneni elikude lolwandle, simbiwe, esinamaqanda adliwe i-raccoon. Kwaba nzima ukuzulazula olwandle futhi ngifika esidlekeni esasivele siqoqwe umzingeli. Okubi kunakho konke, kwakungesikhathi ufudu lwasolwandle eselukhule ngokugcwele lugeza ogwini lwethu lufa ngenxa yesibibithwane esikhumbeni salo, okungenzeka sasibangelwa isikebhe sokudoba. Lezi zenzakalo zazingavamile futhi izithiyo zazisikhungathekisa sonke. Okunye ukufa kwezimfudu zasolwandle, kusukela emaqandeni kuya kumaphuphu, kwakungagwemeka. Ezinye zazingenakugwenywa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yikuphi, iqembu engangisebenza nalo lasondelana kakhulu futhi noma ubani wayebona ukuthi sasikukhathalela ngokujule kangakanani ukusinda kwalolu hlobo.

Iqiniso elilodwa elethusayo engalithola ngemva kwezinyanga zami ngisebenza ogwini laliwukuthi lezi zilwane ezincane zazintekenteke kangakanani nokuthi kwakungakanani okwakudingeka zibekezele ukuze ziphile. Kwakubonakala sengathi cishe noma yisiphi isilwane noma isimo sezulu esingokwemvelo sasiwusongo. Uma kwakungewona amabhaktheriya noma izimbungulu, kwakungama-skunk noma ama-raccoon. Ukube kwakungewona amanqe nezinkalankala kwakuminza enetheni labadobi! Ngisho nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kunganquma ukuthi basinda yini emahoreni abo ambalwa okuqala. Lezi zidalwa ezincane, eziyinkimbinkimbi, ezimangalisayo zazibonakala zinawo wonke amathuba okumelana nazo. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakuba nzima ukubabuka beya olwandle, bazi konke ababezobhekana nakho.

Ukusebenza ogwini lolwandle ePRETOMA kwakuvuza futhi kukhungathekisa. Ngazizwa ngivuselelwa isidleke esikhulu esinempilo sezimfudu ezichanyuselwa futhi zinyakaza ngokuphepha olwandle. Kodwa sonke besazi ukuthi izinselelo eziningi ufudu lwasolwandle olubhekene nazo azikho ezandleni zethu. Asikwazanga ukulawula ama-shrimpers abenqabile ukusebenzisa ama-TED. Asikwazanga ukunciphisa isidingo samaqanda ofudu lwasolwandle athengiswa emakethe ukuze athole ukudla. Umsebenzi wokuzithandela ensimini, udlala indima ebalulekile—akungabazeki ngakho. Kodwa ngokuvamile kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi, njengakuyo yonke imizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo, kunezingqinamba emazingeni amaningi okufanele kubhekwane nazo ukuze kuphumelele impumelelo yangempela. Ukusebenza ne-PRETOMA kwanikeza umbono ngezwe lokongiwa kwemvelo engangingakaze ngiwazi ngaphambili. Ngibe nenhlanhla ngokufunda konke lokhu ngesikhathi ngijabulela izinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zase-Costa Rica, abantu abaphanayo namabhishi amangalisayo.

UCampbell Howe usebenze njengomfundi ofundela umsebenzi e-The Ocean Foundation ngenkathi ephothula iziqu zakhe zomlando e-University of Wisconsin. UCampbell wachitha unyaka wakhe omncane phesheya eKenya, lapho esinye sezabelo zakhe sasisebenza nemiphakathi edobayo ngaseLake Victoria.