The last two weeks of my
internship with the HKDCS are dawning and I look back at some busy weeks.
We
finished our surveys at Tai Ho Wan, which is a good thing. They really were an
important and time-consuming part of our effort in the last 1.5 months. In the
last weeks, we also sighted quite a few dolphins a little further out around
the Brother Islands. This area is by no means less busy than closer to shore,
thus it is surprising, but at the same time promising, that we still see
dolphins there.
I've also spent quite some time
on the acoustic boat. We managed to get some very good recordings. I even heard
croaker fish! It is shocking, though, how much noise some of these boats and
construction vessels produce. Imagine an animal that is so highly reliant on
acoustics for orientation having to cope with such an environment! Just again,
I find it really amazing that we still see dolphins in the area under these
conditions. And it makes me worry about the many dolphins we see in West
Lantau, once the bridge construction really starts.
One survey brought me
further south to South Lantau. I again didn't see any of the mysterious
porpoises, but it really is such a beautiful area. We even saw a sea eagle and
what felt like thousands of little fish jumping out of the water. Nature can be
so amazing!
Winter is slowly starting
here in HK. While temperatures are still high (and it thus is more like
"winter"), we have days with extremely poor visibility due to winds
from the continent. I've been told that's the usual weather during winter.
Considering it being caused by pollution from the mainland, it's actually
really shocking to see the extent.
Stay tuned for what is yet
to come.
Anke
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