向深海出发（2008）

to drive trade in spices, gold and even slaves
沿着这条海岸线
up and down this coastline.
去交易香料 黄金甚至奴隶
But these waters also control the movements of marine life.
但是这些海域也控制了海洋生命的移♥动♥
Tooni and Philippe are on the lookout for the whale shark,
托妮和菲利普都在注视这白鲨
the largest fish in the sea.
海洋中最大的鱼
We know very, very little about whale sharks.
我们只了解一点点鲨鱼
So, this is really an attempt, a global attempt,
这真的是种全球的倾向
at trying to get an idea of, A, how many whale sharks are out there.
都在努力去发现这里有多少头白鲨
We don't even know that.
我们甚至不知道
How they migrate, where they go... We don't know, really, anything.
它们怎么迁徒 去哪里我们都不知道
NARRATOR:These marine giants are still killed for their meat and fins
这些巨大的东西也因为其肉和鱼绪被杀害
and are officially threatened.
而且也处于危险4
Philippe wants to gather information that can help protect them.
菲利普想去寻找保护它们的信息
They are still being hunted, and I hope they won't get wiped out,
它们还在被捕杀 我不希望它们消失
but I think it's one of those things like...
但是我觉得那就像．
Like the polar bears, that I wanna see before they're gone.
像北极熊 我想在他们离开之前看看它们
NARRATOR:Giant African river deltas feed this region of the Indian Ocean
非洲的河流注入印度洋的这个地区
with vast quantities of nutrients.
伴随这大量的营养品
These wash into the waters and create feeding corridors
那些溶入水中 产生供给铤
that draw the whale sharks to the coastal regions.
然后吸引鲸鲨来到这个地区
Philippe spots what he's looking for.
菲利普关注于他寻找的
There it is.
就在这儿
We got whale shark!
我们看到鲸鲨了
TOONI:Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah...
耶
Just keep seeing a little fin come out of the water.
只有一小部分鱼绪露出水面
'Cause they stay near the surface when they're feeding.
因为它们在吃东西的时候是采在海面附近
They come to take big mouthfuls of krill.
它们大口的吃鱼虾
There it is. Good heavens! TOONI:My goodness!
这里 天啊─上帝
It's just come... It's just come right out the water. You can see it.
出来水面了 你能看见
PHILIPPE:Good lord.
上帝
NARRATOR:Whale sharks are normally seen travelling alone,
鲸鲨通常是独行的
but here, a group has gathered.
但是这儿有一群
TOONI:My goodness, we are surrounded.
天 我们被包围了
NARRATOR:To see six sharks circling like this is very rare.
六条鲨鱼因成圈很少见的
TOONI:Look at the size of it.
看那尺寸
NARRATOR:These vast creatures are almost as big as the team's boat.
那大家伙几乎跟我们的船一样大
Thing is, you read, like, ''Eight-metre whale shark'' in a book,
这就是你在书上读到的8米长的鲸鲨
but then you see an eight-metre whale shark and it's...
你看见一条8米的鲸鲨
That thing was huge.
那是的很巨大
NARRATOR:Tooni and Philippe want to take photographs of the whale sharks
托妮和菲利普想去给鲸鲨拍照
to identify individuals.
证明给人们看
This information will be used to track whale shark movement
这些信息会在全球范围内
around the globe.
被用于跟踪鲸鲨
The sharks pose no threat to humans, and as they seem relaxed,
鲸鲨对人类没威胁 它们看起来很放松
the team can go after the information they need.
队伍能够追求他们所需要的信息
The water is clouded with life.
水中充满生命
Shoals of fish pulse, shimmer and pool together for protection.
成群的鱼群
Mobula rays glide in to take advantage of plentiful prey.
来抱回魔鬼鱼从它们的掠夺者那里溜走
An entire food chain is active here,
整个食物铤活跃了
and these huge creatures are cutting swathes right through its centre.
这个大家伙被绑在在中心
Whale sharks can weigh up to 35 tons.
鲸鲨可重达35吨♥
They've been known to travel distances of up to 8,000 miles
它们进食一次后
to recharge at feeding grounds like this.
旅行距离可达到8000里
The gills filter the water of its content.
鱼鳃过滤食物
A cough helps to clear trapped food particles.
咳嗽能帮助它们清楚卡住的食物
Tiny eyes and poor sight means it's their sense of smell
小眼睛以及很弱的视力意味看
that enables them to track down their prey, fish and plankton.
它们的嗅觉能够帮助它们觅食
Their skin is the thickest of any animal on earth,
它们的皮是地球上的动物中最厚的
and it's the markings on it that Philippe needs to photograph.
那也就是非利普需要拍照的东西
Like a fingerprint, the spots on the side of each shark are unique.
就像是指纹 这里的每头鲨鱼都有自己的特点
The photographs will go into a database to help track the whale sharks
这些照片也会放进数据库用于跟踪鲸鲨
so conservationists can find out where they need to be protected.
环境学家就能找到他们需要保护的地方
That was... That was incredible!
那是难以置信的
TOONI:They are so beautiful!
它们很漂亮
Oh, it was incredible. Giant, gaping, wide mouth.
真不敢相信─巨大的嘴
It was just magical, just awesome.
就像是魔法 真让人害怕
NARRATOR:The team moves to land to get a stable communications platform.
队伍回到岸上去做个交流
They need to upload the whale shark photos
他们需要上载鲸鲨的相片
into an international database.
去国际数据库
PHILIPPE:This is how they identify them.
这就是他们怎么确认它们
The spots on the side of a whale shark are very similar to fingerprints,
鲸鲨的特征跟指纹很相似
unique in every single whale shark, their spot pattern is different.
每头鲸鲨都是不一样的它们的办点形式是不同的
It'll compare these spots with
可以把这些办点比作
a photographic database of at least, you know, a thousand other whale sharks.
至少一个数据库 上千的其它的鲸鲨
NARRATOR:If this shark has already been identified in other parts of the world,
如果这条鲨鱼已经在其它的地方被证实
the database will show where it's been travelling.
资料库会显示它们去过哪里
If it's a new shark, then one more can be tracked.
如果是头新鲨鱼 那就多出一头
Right, so here we go. The results just came up and...
对 我们走 结果就会出来．
We've got a new whale shark. That's cool.
我们发现了头新鲸鲨 那很酷
That is cool. Well done.
很酷─做得好
PHILIPPE:And the great thing about this is that we'll find out...
最重要的就是我们合发现
We'll be e-mailed if this whale shark is sighted again
如果这头鲸鲨再出现我们会收到邮件通知
and where it was sighted.
它在哪里出现
PAUL:That's great. PHILIPPE:If our whale shark...
很好─如果我们的鲸鲨
NARRATOR:It's a final success and a fitting end to the expedition.
探险最后胜利了
The interaction of land and sea created the feeding corridors
陆地与海洋之间的联♥系♥创造了一个食物铤
that support the whale sharks.
那能支持鲸鲨
But it also brings the human activity that threatens them.
但是也让人类的活动威胁到它们
The Indian Ocean has shown how much it has to offer those around it.
印度洋提供了这个一个例子
That's a really bright band. Yeah, you can see it, can't you?
那是很亮的光环─是 你可以看到
NARRATOR:But also how these people are putting it under pressure.
人们也给了它们很大压力
People who have developed ways of exploiting this sea for centuries.
人来开♥发♥这些海域数个世纪了
It's a case of the sea not dividing, but uniting
如果大海没有分开 而是结合了
the different cultures around its shores.
海岸的不同的文化
NARRATOR:But we may now be learning how to work
我们也许就要学看
with our coastal waters,
怎么去跟海水打交到了
strengthening our fragile relationship with the ocean.
增强我们与海洋的关系
Next time, the team explores the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
下次 队伍去地中海探险
They'll brave perilous caves for proof of its turbulent past.
我们要勇敢面对危险的黑洞去证明其凶险
LUCY:This cave is like a time capsule.
这些洞就像是时光宝金
They'll look for evidence of one of Europe's first superpowers.
它们会为欧洲的第一超级大国找到证据
Going in.
去吧
And they'll search for the feared great white shark.
他们要去寻找那些受惊的鲸鲨
he Indian Ocean - coastal waters Episode 06 End
印度洋近海 第六集 完