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Where the reefs meet deeper waters,
在暗礁與深水的交接處
upwelling currents carry nutrients to the surface.
上涌的水流攜帶大量營養元素至表層水
Reef fish swim out to gorge themselves on the resulting food,
珊瑚魚游出巢穴狼吞虎咽
in turn attracting larger predatory fish to the reefs.
當有掠食魚類出現便返回巢穴
Trevally prowl in dense packs.
他們以密集的隊列巡游海底
Giant rays sweep in on graceful wings
巨鰩揮掃著優美的鰭翅
to hoover up the remaining plankton,
吸食周圍殘余的浮游生物
which also attracts the king of fish.
這些浮游生物同時也吸引了魚中霸王
Growing up to 12 metres long,
長達12米
the whale shark is a gentle giant.
鯨鯊卻是個溫和的大塊頭
And these days, a rare sighting.
這些日子 已難得一見
As sharks, small and large,
無論大小鯊魚皆被捕殺掉
are plundered to supply the East Asian shark meat trade,
以供給東亞鯊魚肉食貿易
the fate of these fabulous creatures hangs in the balance.
這一驚人生物命懸一線
While healthy coral reefs still survive in the remote islands,
雖然偏遠島嶼依舊存留有健康的珊瑚礁
the situation close to the Chinese coast is quite different.
然而近海的中國海岸情況卻截然不同
The waters along the shores of Hainan, China's largest tropical island,
中國最大的熱帶島嶼——海南島沿岸的水域
have been fished for thousands of years.
已經歷了數千年的捕漁
As the reefs become less and less productive,
當珊瑚海越來越貧產
fishermen from Tanmen harbour
來自潭門灣的漁夫
need all their resourcefulness to make a living.
不得不絞盡腦汁維持生計
