I-Wise Voyage Logs: Ingxenye I

Okulandelayo izingodo zansuku zonke ezibhalwe nguDkt. John Wise. Ekanye nethimba lakhe, uDkt. Wise wahamba nasemazweni azungezile eGulf of California efuna imikhomo. UDkt. Wise uphethe i-Wise Laboratory ye-Environmental & Genetic Toxicology.

Usuku 1
Ekulungiseleleni uhambo, ngifunde ukuthi kunemali elokhu ikhula njalo, ukuhlela, ukuzibophezela kanye nenhlanhla ukusivumela ukuthi sifike esikebheni, sihlangane njengeqembu futhi silungiselele izinsuku zokusebenza olwandle. I-snafus ngomzuzu wokugcina, isimo sezulu esingaqinisekile, imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi konke kuhlangana kusiphithiphithi esisiphazamisayo futhi sibeke inselelo njengoba silungiselela uhambo oluzayo. Ekugcineni, singagxilisa ukunakekela kwethu emsebenzini esiwenzayo futhi sifune imikhomo. Izinsuku eziningi zokusebenza kanzima ziseza ngezabo izilingo nezinsizi futhi sizobhekana nazo ngomzamo wethu omkhulu. Kusithathe usuku lonke (amahora angu-9) elangeni elishisayo laseCortez kanye nomsebenzi omangalisayo we-crossbow owenziwa ngu-Johnny, futhi sakwazi ukusampula ngempumelelo yomibili imikhomo. Kuyindlela enhle yokuqala uhambo – ama-biopsies ama-2 ngosuku lokuqala ngemuva kokunqotshwa kwezithiyo eziningi!

Usuku 2
Safica inqwaba yamadada afile. Imbangela yokufa kwabo ayaziwa futhi akucaci. Kodwa imizimba eminingi equmbile eyayintanta njengamabhoya emanzini yakwenza kwacaca ukuthi kukhona okubi okwenzekayo. Izinhlanzi ezifile esizibone izolo, nebhubesi lasolwandle esifile esidlule kulo namuhla zisebenza kuphela ekuthuthukiseni imfihlakalo futhi zigqamise isidingo sokugadwa okungcono nokuqonda ukungcoliswa kolwandle. Ubuhle bolwandle bafika lapho umkhomo omkhulu we-humpback ufuquza ngendlela ekhazimulayo khona kanye phambi komnsalo wesikebhe sonke sibukele! Sithole i-biopsy yethu yokuqala ekuseni ku-humpback edlayo enombukiso omuhle kakhulu wokusebenzisana njengoba u-Mark esiqondise ngobuchule emkhomo kusukela ezindabeni zegwababa.

Usuku 3
Ngibone kusenesikhathi ukuthi namuhla kuzoba usuku lokwakha isimilo sethu sonke. U-X ubengeke aphawule indawo ngalolu suku; kungadingeka amahora amaningi okucinga. Njengoba ilanga lisishisa usuku lwesithathu - umkhomo wawuphambi kwethu. Bese kuba ngemuva kwethu. Kwabe sekusele kithina. Kwabe sekulungile ngathi. Hawu, umkhomo kaBryde uyashesha. Ngakho saqonda ngqo. Sajika sabuyela emuva. Sahamba kwesokunxele. Sahamba kahle. Zonke izinhlangothi umkhomo wawufuna sijike kuzo. Saphenduka. Namanje akukasondeli. Kwathi-ke sengathi yazi ukuthi umdlalo usuphelile, kwaqhamuka umkhomo futhi uCarlos wamemeza esesidlekeni segwababa. “Ikhona lapho! Khona eduze kwesikebhe”. Ngempela, umkhomo wavela eduze kwama-biopsies amabili futhi isampula yatholwa. Sahlukana nomkhomo. Ekugcineni sathola omunye umkhomo kamuva kakhulu emini - i-fin whale kulokhu futhi sathola elinye isampula. Iqembu lixhumene ngempela futhi lisebenza kahle ngokubambisana. Ingqikithi yethu manje isiyi-7 biopsies evela emikhomo emi-5 nezinhlobo ezi-3 ezihlukene.

Usuku 4
Ngathi ngivuma ukulala ekuseni, ngezwa kubizwa “ballena”, iSpanishi somkhomo. Yebo, into yokuqala okufanele ngiyenze ukwenza isinqumo esisheshayo. I-fin whale yayingaba amakhilomitha amabili ohlangothini olulodwa. Imikhomo emibili yama-humpback yayicishe ibe amamayela angu-2 ohlangothini oluphambene futhi imibono yayihluka ngokuthi kufanele iye kuphi. Nganquma ukuthi sizohlukana sibe ngamaqembu amabili njengoba ayemancane amathuba okuba imikhomo emithathu njengeqembu elilodwa. Senza njengoba senza, futhi sasusa ibanga silokhu sisondela, kodwa singasondeli ngokwanele kumkhomo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umkhumbi, njengoba ngesaba, awuzange uwuthole umkhomo futhi ngokushesha wabuya ulambatha nawo. Kodwa, ukubuya kwabo kwaxazulula enye inkinga futhi njengoba sibaqondisa, bakwazi ukuthola i-biopsy yomkhomo, futhi sabuyela esifundweni sethu esiya enyakatho sibheke emgomweni wethu omkhulu weSan Felipe lapho sizoshintshana khona neqembu le-Wise Lab.

Usuku 5
Izethulo zeqembu:
Lo msebenzi ubandakanya amaqembu amathathu ahlukene - ithimba le-Wise Laboratory, i-Sea Shepherd crew kanye neqembu le-Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS).

Ithimba le-UABCS:
UCarlos no-Andrea: abafundi baka-Jorge, ongusokhaya wethu wasendaweni kanye nomhlanganyeli futhi onezimvume ezidingekayo zamasampula zase-Mexico.

UMelusi Wasolwandle:
UCaptain Fanch: ukapteni, Carolina: uchwepheshe wezindaba, uSheila: umpheki wethu, uNathan: i-deckhand yaseFrance

Ithimba Lelebhu Elihlakaniphile:
UMark: Ukaputeni emsebenzini wethu waseGulf of Maine, u-Rick: ovela ohambweni lwethu lwaseGulf of Mexico naseGulf of Maine, uRachel: Ph.D. umfundi eNyuvesi yaseLouisville, u-Johnny: i-whale biopsier extraordinaire, uSean: i-Ph.D engenayo. umfundi, uJames: usosayensi
Okokugcina, ngikhona. Ngiyinhloko yalolu hlelo lokusebenza kanye nomholi we-Wise Laboratory.

Ngamazwi angu-11, avela emaqenjini angu-3 anamasiko angu-3 ahlukene okusebenza, akuwona umsebenzi ongatheni, kodwa kumnandi futhi kuyageleza futhi sisebenzisana kahle kakhulu ngempela. Iqembu elikhulu labantu, bonke abazinikele nabasebenza kanzima!

Usuku 6
[Kwakukhona] umkhomo eduze nendawo esasihlala kuyo ukubhukuda, mhlawumbe ulele ngakho saqala ukulandela. Ekugcineni, umkhomo usanda kuvela echwebeni lethu usesimweni esifanelekile sokuhlolwa kwe-biopsy ngakho-ke sathatha owodwa futhi sacabanga ngesipho sangaphambi kwesikhathi sePhasika. Isibalo sethu se-biopsy sasiyingxenye eyodwa yosuku.
Bese… Imikhomo yesidoda! Kunjalo ngemva nje kwesidlo sasemini – umkhomo wabonwa ngaphambili. Kwadlula ihora, kwase kuqhamuka umkhomo, kanye nawo umkhomo wesibili. Manje sase sesazi ukuthi baphokophelephi. Kuphi ngokulandelayo? Ngikunikeze ukuqagela kwami ​​​​okungcono kakhulu. Kwadlula elinye ihora. Khona-ke, ngokumangalisayo, umkhomo wavela eceleni kwechweba lethu. Bengiqagele kahle. Siphuthelwe yilo mkhomo wokuqala, kodwa sasebenzisa i-biopsied owesibili. Imikhomo eyisishiyagalombili nezinhlobo ezintathu zezilwane zonke zavela ngosuku olulodwa oluhle lwePhasika! Sasiqoqe ama-biopsies angama-26 emikhomo engama-21 kanye nezinhlobo ezi-4 ezihlukene (isidoda, i-humpback, fin kanye nekaBryde). 

Usuku 7
Usuku oluthulile ngokwengxenye enkulu, njengoba sasihlanganisa umhlabathi othile ekufuneni kwethu imikhomo ye-biopsy, futhi sicoshe izisebenzi ezintsha e-San Felipe. Ukugibela sibhekene nomsinga esiteshini kwakusehlisa ijubane, ngakho uKapteni Fanch waphakamisa useyili ukuze awele kuwo. Ngamunye wethu walijabulela ithuba lokuhamba ngomkhumbi isikhashana.

Usuku 8
Zonke izenzo ze-biopsy namuhla zenzeke ekuseni kakhulu, futhi kusukela esikebheni. Sasinamatshe ayingozi ngaphansi kwamanzi, okwenza kube nzima ukuhamba e-Martin Sheen. Sabeka umkhumbi njengoba imikhomo yayiseduze nogu, futhi amashadi ayenokungaqiniseki okuningi ngokuthi akuphi amadwala. Ngemva kwesikhashana, u-Johnny noCarlos baba nama-biopsy angu-4 esikebheni, futhi sase sibuyela endleleni yethu, futhi sinethemba lokwengeziwe. Nokho, lokho bekungaba okwalolu suku, njengoba sabona futhi sahlola umkhomo owodwa ngosuku. Sinama-biopsies angu-34 avela emikhomeni engama-27 kuze kube manje nemikhomo emi-5 esiyisampulayo namuhla. Sinesimo sezulu esizayo ngakho-ke kuzofanele sibe seSan Felipe kusasele usuku. 

Ukufunda izingodo ezigcwele zikaDkt. Wise noma ukufunda kabanzi ngomsebenzi wakhe, sicela uvakashele Iwebhusayithi ye-Wise Laboratory. Ingxenye II iyeza maduze.