Kowace shekara tsakanin watanni Yuni da Yuli, yankin gabashin Afrika ta Kudu ya kamu da ita ta hanyar bala'i. Haske idanu duba farfajiyar nesa don alamun rayuwa; yayin da gidajen rediyo na gida suke tsarawa kullum suna bada bayanai game da wani abu mafi girma na duniya - Sardine Run.
Mafi Girma Sama a Duniya
Sardine Run ya ƙunshi tafiyarwa na shekara-shekara na biliyoyin Sardinops sagax , wanda aka fi sani da suna Afirka ta Kudu ko sardines.
An samo shi a cikin mujallu masu yawa, ciki har da abubuwan da suka faru na BBC; kuma ya kasance batun batun bincike mai zurfi. Duk da haka, kadan kadan ne sananne game da ma'anonin Run, ko dalilin da ya sa ya faru a farkon wuri.
Abin da ya tabbata shi ne, Run yana farawa a kowace shekara bayan daɗaɗɗun sardines da aka siffata a cikin ruwa mai zurfi na gundumar Agulhas mai arzikin man fetur na Cape. Bayan sun shafe, yawancin sardines sun koma arewa tare da yankin yammacin Afirka ta Kudu, inda ruwa ke da sanyi a duk shekara. A nan, yanayi cikakke ne ga sardines, nau'in ruwa mai sanyi wanda zai iya jure yanayin yanayin kasa da 70 ° F / 21 ° C.
Kasashen kudu maso gabashin Afirka ta Kudu, wanan wanke su ne ta hanyar zafi mai yawa, wanda ke gudana a kudu maso yammacin Agulhas. Duk da haka, a kowace shekara tsakanin Yuni da Yuli, sanyi mai suna Benguela na yanzu yana turawa daga arewa daga Cape, yana samar da tashar tashar jiragen ruwa a tsakanin tekun da ruwa mai zafi a gefen teku.
Ta wannan hanyar, wasu sardines daga Agulhas Bank suna iya tafiya zuwa gabashin KwaZulu-Natal.
Kifi yana motsawa cikin manyan tuddai, ya kasance a gefen bakin teku ta hanyar ilimin su don neman tsaro a lambobi da rashin iyawarsa don ƙetare iyakar tsakanin Benguela da Agulhas. Wasu lokuta, waɗannan alamun zasu iya aunawa tsawon kilomita 4 da rabi da mita 100 da zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin zurfin, kuma labari yana da cewa wasu suna iya gani daga fili.
Ma'aikatan Sardine Run
Babu shakka, isowar irin wannan irin abincin da ke tattare da abincin da ke tattare da abincin ya shawo kan masu cin gashin ruwa. Daga cikin wadannan, abubuwan da suka fi dacewa da Sardine Run su ne Cap gannet, kyakkyawan kyawawan launi mai launin cream; da kuma na kowa dabbar dolfin. Wadannan jinsuna guda biyu sun saba da su don su sami damar fara samuwa. Saboda haka, suna aiki ne mai nuna alama game da aikin sardine ga mutane da ma'adanai.
Da zarar tsuntsaye sun gano sardines, suna aiki tare da gangami don kifayen kifaye, suna raba su a kananan karamin da ake kira bait-balls. Sa'an nan kuma idin ya fara, tare da tsuntsaye da tsuntsaye suna dauke da sardines da aka damu da nufin, yana jawo hankalin sauran magoya baya a cikin tsari. Yawancin haka, wadannan sun hada da sharuddan sharhi, dolphin kwalban dabbar dabbar Bryde mai girma, wadda ke cinye dukkan kwalliya a baki guda.
Har ila yau mutane suna sha'awar zuwan Sardine Run mai kyauta. Duk da yake jiragen ruwa suna aiki a bakin teku, mutanen da ke zaune a gefen teku suna amfani da tarwatattun sutura don kama dubban sardines yayin da suke shiga shallows don neman abinci. Ana tsammanin cewa masu tsira sun saki qwai a cikin ruwan dumi na KwaZulu-Natal, suka bar su su koma dudancin, har zuwa Agulhas Bank inda suka kulla wannan shekara.
Kwarewa da Phenomenon
Hanya mafi kyau ta fuskanci Sardine Run daga ruwa ne, kuma lalle ne, ya zama jerin abubuwan buƙatu don masu daukar hoto da kuma masu daukar hoto karkashin ruwa. Babu wani abu kamar adrenalin rush na kallon yayin da bait-ball ya cinye by sharks da dolphins a gaban idanunku, kuma ba dole ba ne ka da wani scuba certification don yin haka. Mutane masu yawa suna ba da kyauta ko kuma yin fashi.
Ga wadanda ba sa so su jike, yawancin aikin za a iya gani daga sama da raƙuman ruwa. Sardine Run ya dace daidai da hawan nahiyar Afirka na Afirka ta kudu na hijirarsa , kuma jirgin ruwa yana tafiya yana ba da zarafi don jin dadin bugun ƙwayoyin ruwa yayin da yake kulawa da tsuntsaye da ruwa. A kan ƙasa, rairayin bakin teku masu kamar Margate, Scottburgh da Park Rynie sun zama ajiyar aiki a duk lokacin da sardine ta wuce.
NB: Ya kamata a lura cewa yayin da Sardine Run ya fara faruwa a kowace shekara tsakanin Yuni da Yuli, haɗuwa da dalilai ciki har da sauyin yanayi da farfadowa sun sa Run ya zama maras tabbas. Wadanda suka shirya tafiya a kusa da Run yana bukatar su fahimci cewa ba'a tabbatar da ganin gani ba, kuma wannan aikin ya bambanta sosai daga shekara guda zuwa gaba.
Wannan labarin ya sabunta kuma sake rubuta shi a wani bangare na Jessica Macdonald a ranar 5 ga Oktoba 2016.