Iqembu labayisikhombisa Isisekelo Sokubuyiselwa Kwe Reef abatshuzi bayaqhubeka nokugcina izikhala zamakhorali futhi batshala amakhorali eCairns on I-Great Barrier Reef ngama-dive angaphezu kwama-270 selokhu umsebenzi waqala kabusha ngo-Ephreli.
Isikhulu Esiphezulu seReef Restoration Foundation uRob Giason uthe le nhlangano engenzi nzuzo isungule i Covid-19 Uhlelo lokuphendula ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zikahulumeni kanye nokuxhasa izinhlelo zokulungisa nezesayensi ezinkulisa zabo ezimbili eFitzroy Island naseHastings Reef.
"U-Ephreli ubeyinyanga yethu ematasa kakhulu nethimba lokutshuza elihamba eSeastar Cruises ukuyosebenza ezindaweni zokugcina izingane ngenkathi kumiswa uhambo olujwayelekile lweGreat Barrier Reef," esho.
“Sijabule ukubona ukuthi izihlahla zamakhorali ezingama-20 esiQhingini saseFitzroy azizange zithinteke ngenxa yokukhanya ngenxa yokushisa okuphezulu olwandle ngoFebhuwari.
“Amaqembu okutshuza akwazile ukwehlisa lezo zihlahla kusuka ekujuleni kwamamitha amahlanu kuya kwamamitha ayi-5 ngesikhathi amazinga okushisa kwamanzi eqala ukukhuphuka.
“Kodwa-ke, amazinga okushisa afudumele ayesevele efikile eHastings Reef ngesikhathi sehlisa lezo zihlahla okwaholela ezingeni elincane lokufa ngenxa yokuhlanjululwa.
“Amakhorali atholakala emagatsheni aphansi ezihlahla eziyi-10 eHastings Reef akhombise ubufakazi obuncane bokukhishwa kwamabhodlela futhi aseluleme kahle.
“Kule nyanga sibukeza imininingwane ukuze sihlole ukuthi sikwenza kanjani ukuqala kabusha kancane kwenkulisa yaseHastings Reef ukuyibuyisela esimeni sayo ngokugcwele.
“Amakhorali aseFitzroy Island Nursery akhombise ukukhula kwamazinga aphilile kanye nokuqala komoya waseningizimu-mpumalanga wezohwebo kusukela maphakathi no-Ephreli opholile amazinga okushisa wamanzi avumela amakhorali angama-394 avela enkulisa ukuba atshalwe emthambekeni wemifula i-Bird Rock eFitzroy Island.
"AbeReef Restoration Foundation batshale amakhorali angama-849 aphelele eFitzroy Island Nursery futhi aqinisa izingcezu zamakhorali ezaphukile ezingu-1651 ezisuka olwandle njengengxenye yohlelo lweCoral of Opportunity."
UMnu Giason uthe iReef Restoration Foundation ibibambisene nabakwaCairns abangabomndeni baseSeirar Cruises ukwenza inkulisa eseduze nendawo yabo yokubopha iHastings Reef, ebangeni elingama-56km ukusuka eCairns.
“Kungokokuqala enkulisa ezine ezingaphandle kweGreat Barrier Reef ezivunyelwe yiGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority nezinhlelo zokusungula elandelayo eMoore Reef ngoSepthemba, uhlelo olwenziwe lwasekelwa yiNAB Foundation.
"Sifuna ukusebenzisana kakhulu nabasebenza kwezokuvakasha ukuze sakhe uhlobo lwebhizinisi olusebenzisekayo ukubuyisela nokugcina izixhobo zamakhorali zenani eliphezulu ezinganwetshwa ziye kwezinye izindawo eGreat Barrier Reef," esho.
“IGreat Barrier Reef yesekela imboni yezokuvakasha engu- $ 6 billion ngonyaka kanye nemisebenzi engaba ngu-40,000 XNUMX yezokuvakasha, ngakho-ke le phrojekthi ihlose ukusiza abezokuvakasha ukuba banakekele impilo yengxenye yemifula abasebenza kuyo.
“Imboni yezokuvakasha yasolwandle ithembele odwaleni olunempilo futhi oluqinile futhi ifuna ngokuphuthumayo amasu okuphatha afanele asekela izindinganiso zeGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park, ngenkathi futhi ivumela imisebenzi yezokuvakasha esimeme ukuba yenzeke.
“Izindawo eziningi ezinenani eliphezulu ezisetshenziswa yimboni yezokuvakasha zitholakala eMarine National Park Green Zones, okubeka izivikelo eziqinile emisebenzini engenziwa kulezi zindawo.
"Ukubuyiselwa kwamakhorali kuyisinyathelo esiseqhulwini ohlelweni lweGreat Barrier Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan kanye nemisebenzi yengadi yamakhorali eyenziwe emazweni omhlaba isikhathi esingaphezu kwamashumi amathathu eminyaka."
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