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Far out at sea, a long-line fishing vessel is setting its line.
遠在大海外面 一艘長線釣魚船正在布線
It's long-line vessels in particular that have been held responsible for the decline of the albatross.
長線釣魚船尤其應該對 信天翁數量的下降負責
The fishermen pay out a line 30 miles long across the surface of the ocean,
漁民在海面上放出一條30英里的長線
and every few metres, they attach a secondary line with a hook, baited with a fish or squid.
每隔幾米 他們綁上一條副線 上面有一個鉤 用魚或烏賊作餌
Every night, this vessel casts over 1,000 hooks,
每個晚上 這艘船投放超過1,000個魚鉤
and it is just one of many long-liners plying the Pacific,
而它只是穿梭于太平洋的 許多長線釣魚船中的一艘
some with lines 100 miles long.
其中一些船的魚線長達100英里
But this fisherman is well aware of the threat to the sea birds,
但是這個漁民清楚知道這對海鳥的威脅
and to prevent them from swallowing his hooks,
和如何阻止它們吞下他的魚鉤
he has adopted bird-friendly fishing methods.
他采用了對鳥類友善的釣魚方法
It's why he sets his lines at night, when the albatross are sleeping.
這是為什么他在晚上 信天翁睡覺的時候布魚線的原因
And he deploys "tori lines".
他放置的是"柱腳凸形圓盤線"
These simple streamers are remarkably effective at scaring birds away from the hooks.
這些簡單的彩條帶效果顯著 將鳥嚇離魚鉤
He also thaws out his bait before hooking it, so it sinks out of sight quickly.
他還在鉤住魚餌之前融化它 因此它很快下沉不見
His bird catch is now virtually zero.
被他誤捕的鳥事實上為零
This leaves more hooks free for his target species—bigeye tuna.
這為捕撈他的目標 大眼金槍魚留下較多的魚鉤
These are powerful fish, and can weigh well over 100 kilos.
這些魚很有力 體重超過100公斤
It may look brutal, but the most humane way to kill one quickly is to shoot it.
可能看起來殘忍 但最人性化的殺魚方法 是將它射殺
The future of the albatross still hangs in the balance.
信天翁的未來仍安危未定
The birds around New Zealand are benefiting from a law that states all long-line fishing vessels must use bird-friendly methods.
在新西蘭附近的鳥類正受益于一道法律 規定所有的長線漁船必須使用 對鳥類友善的捕漁法
But albatross are great travellers,
但是信天翁是偉大的旅行者
so they're still at risk throughout the rest of the South Pacific.
因此它們在南太平洋的其余 各處仍然處于險境
Only if all fishing vessels adopt the same bird-friendly techniques will the story of the albatross—
除非如果所有的漁船采取對鳥類友善的技術 信天翁的故事會不會...
like that of the whale—have a happy ending.
像鯨魚那樣...有一個幸福的結尾
