第3113期:Climate change survivors – Coral reefs

So far,this thriving and unique coral reef in Red Sea waters off Egypt is a climate change survivor.到目前为止，埃及红海水域中这片繁茂而独特的珊瑚礁是气候变化的幸存者。While warmer waters bleach reefs everywhere, the ecosystem in the Gulf of Aqaba stands strong, and may hold the key to receding other reefs if it can survive the crowds of tourists.虽然水温上升导致全球珊瑚礁白化， 但亚喀巴湾的生态系统仍然很稳健，如果它能在游客潮中生存下来，或许就掌握着拯救其他珊瑚礁的关键。Obviously we're in a tourist town. So it's very important with this influx of humans to keep awareness high, and you know most of town relies on the dive industry.毫无疑问，这里是一个旅游小镇。随着大量游客涌入，保持高度警觉至关重要，要知道镇上大部分经济都依赖潜水产业。Amy Johnson co-founded the citizen science venture project Azraq.艾米·约翰逊是公民科学风险项目阿兹拉克(Azraq)的共同创办者。The marine conservation group educates local communities on how to protect coral reef ecosystems.海洋保护组织会教育当地社区如何保护珊瑚礁生态系统。Basically we collect data on fish, invertebrates, coral and coral diseases.我们会收集有关鱼类、无脊椎动物、珊瑚和珊瑚疾病的数据。All the data we collect gives us an insight into the health of the reef.我们收集的所有数据都能让我们深入了解珊瑚礁的健康状况。So that chosen the species, we want to chose some specifically, because that indicates the reef health.我们会选择一些特定的物种，因为它们能反映珊瑚礁的健康状况。On this day, the team dives to perform a monthly reef monitoring survey.在这一天，团队潜水执行每月一次的珊瑚礁监测调查。To conduct their research, the team places a six-meter-long line, and then logs all nearby inhabitants that indicate a healthy ecosystem.为了开展研究，研究小组放置了一条六米长的线，然后记录下附近所有能够表明生态系统健康的生物情况。Project Azraq co-founder Nour El Sawy: One of the things we look for are damselfish.阿兹拉克项目的联合创始人努尔·艾尔萨维：我们要找的东西之一就是雀鲷。They are very small and reef associated which means they live in close proximity to the coral reef. They eat the algae. They are farmers.它们非常小，与珊瑚礁关系密切，生活在离珊瑚礁很近的地方。它们吃藻类，是海洋中的农民。They make sure corals are cleans canbreatheand are not suffocating from algae growth.他们确保珊瑚得到清洁、能够呼吸，不会因为藻类的生长而窒息。Tourism draws divers to this coral reef which forms the backbone of the economy into hub.旅游业吸引潜水者来到这片珊瑚礁，它构成了当地经济的支柱。But the industry also adds to the junk piling up on the ocean floor.但该行业也使堆积在海底的垃圾不断增加。Team project Azraq has a dive against debris initiative where they collect and sort underwater trash, which they then enter into a database, that tells them which items caused the most damage in their area.阿兹拉克项目发起了一项清理海洋垃圾的潜水行动，他们收集并分类海底垃圾，然后将这些信息录入数据库，该系统能精准分析出哪些垃圾对当地生态环境造成的破坏最为严重。