Indian Ocean, The (5/8)
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| Subjects: Adaptations, Animal Behaviour, Animals, Biology, Climate Change, Coral Reefs, Earth Science, Endangered Species, Fish, Fisheries, History, Invading Species, Ocean, Science | ||||
In the Indian Ocean, as elsewhere in the world, shark fishing has been increasing at an alarming rate with tens of millions being caught each year worldwide. Visiting a small community in Mozambique, where shark fishing has only recently become an established practice, the team tries to find out what is driving the trade. The Indian Ocean’s coral reefs are fragile ecosystems under enormous pressure. Fortunately, science is now providing hope, and the expedition visits the only ‘coral nursery’ in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the few places in the world where an extraordinary technique is being used to repair damaged reefs. In a project with the Met (Meteorological) Office an electronic buoy is launched, an ‘argo float’, that will travel the Indian Ocean taking real-time ocean data. This data will add to a database of information that will be used to try to understand more about our world’s oceans. The Indian Ocean is home to a remarkable reef where schools of graceful Manta ray – the largest of the oceans’ rays – come for a very unusual reason. 70% of the Manta rays visiting this reef have suffered from shark bites. The Oceans team discover how their wounds are treated by the reef’s inhabitants. |
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