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Top of the list is that master of disguise, the mimic octopus,
排在名單首位的是偽裝大師—擬態章魚，
which evades predators by masquerading as other, venomous, animals—lionfish, sea snakes, even jellyfish.
它們通過偽裝成其他有毒的動物，如獅子魚、海蛇甚至水母，躲避捕食者。
This ability may explain why it remained unknown to science until 1998.
這種能力或許可以解釋為什么直到1998年它們才被科學發現。
Other popular stars are the hairy frogfish (pictured) and the wonderfully titled colourfully garbed flamboyant cuttlefish.
其他受喜愛的明星是毛茸茸的襞魚（如圖）以及著裝艷麗的烏賊。
Tourists looking for these beasts bring employment. Spotting the eye of a mimic octopus in the sand, or a frogfish—
尋找這些野獸的游客帶來了工作機遇。發現藏于沙粒中的擬態章魚的眼睛或襞魚—
an ambush hunter so cleverly camouflaged that it blends to invisibility on the substrate it uses as a hunting platform—needs lots of experience.
獵人的埋伏偽裝如此巧妙，在底層近似于隱形，獵人也會將這個底層用作是一個捕獵平臺 — 需要大量經驗。
Keen-eyed young Filipinos are therefore finding work in the diving industry as guides,
因此眼光敏銳的菲律賓年輕人在潛水行業找做導游的工作，
and can earn double a fisherman's wage selling their sleuthing skills to outsiders.
并且他們掙到的薪水是漁民向外人傳授偵查技巧所得的兩倍。
As is often the case with ecotourism, though, there is a risk of the tourists killing the thing they love by turning up in numbers so large that they harm the habitat.
雖然這是生態旅游的常態，但游客人數如此之多可能會扼殺他們所熱愛的事物，最終破壞棲息地。
Dr De Brauwer believes more study should be directed towards understanding the impact both of divers
De Brauwer博士認為應該對理解潛水者和
and of nearby fishing activity on the creatures which make the muck their home.
附近捕捉海洋生物（以淤泥為家的生物）活動的影響做更多研究。
The guides agree, voicing concerns that overcrowding on dive sites could drive the most treasured critters away.
導游們表示同意，并表達了他們的擔憂—潛水地點的過度擁擠可能會趕走最珍貴的生物。
Some have already seen evidence of this happening.
一些人已經看到了這種情況發生的證據。
Whether the authorities will go so far as to regulate numbers is moot.
當局是否會對人數進行如此嚴格的監管，目前尚無定論。
But at Dauin the proceeds of a fee which divers are charged for each excursion do at least pay for a coastal patrol
但在道因，向潛水者收取費用正在進行，至少要給監視海洋保護區
that watches over marine sanctuaries to prevent illegal fishing.
以防止非法捕魚的海岸巡邏隊付錢。
People in the area are certainly aware of the risk of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
這片區域的人肯定意識到了捕殺可以產下金蛋的天鵝的風險。
On the other hand, many of them need the gold now.
另一方面，其中很多人現在就需要金子。
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