小鲸鱼“逛吃”深圳大鹏湾，专家鉴定：身份不简单

近日，一头小鲸鱼闯入深圳大鹏湾，在网上迅速走红。深圳市政府为它做客保驾护航，当地人们远远地爱着它。

图源：深圳日报

6月29日起，一头体长约8米的未成年布氏鲸在深圳大鹏湾频频现身。它姿态灵动，愉快地游弋，大口“干饭”，被网友亲切地称呼为“小布”。

The juvenile Bryde's whale has lingered in the Dapeng bay of Shenzhen for more than a week since June 29. With easy access to an ample food supply, it is blithely unaware of all the public attention. It is 7 or 8 meters long and is affectionately named Xiaobu.

一开始，“小布”被当地渔民发现，认为是抹香鲸。随后，经专家仔细鉴定为国家一级保护动物——布氏鲸。

When it was first spotted, fishermen thought it was a sperm whale. Later, it was identified more carefully as a Bryde's whale, a Class I protected species in China.

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深圳市生态环境局大鹏管理局局长洪晓群表示：“小布”来到大鹏湾是偶然中的必然。它可能由于休渔期和盐田港因新冠疫情减少作业等原因偶然进入大鹏湾，但是由于大鹏湾的优质环境而逗留做客。

Hong Xiaoqun, head of the ecology and environment bureau of Dapeng New District, said the animal's visit, while rare, was also predictable. “It probably entered the bay because fishing season was over and the coronavirus pandemic had eased the frantic pace of operations at Yantian Port, from mid-May to the end of June,” Hong said, “so there was some welcome peace and quiet for the massive underwater beast. More important,” he added, “a generally improved environment beckoned.”

广东海洋大学深圳研究院高级工程师廖宝林表示，布氏鲸通常出现在水质洁净、鱼类丰富的海域。

Bryde's whales usually appear in seas where water is clean and fish are abundant, said Liao Baolin, an expert at the Shenzhen Research Institute of Guangdong Ocean University.

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这是深圳大鹏湾时隔16年再见布氏鲸。根据《中国鲸鱼》记载，大鹏湾最近一次发现布氏鲸，是在2005年香港的沙头角海域。

This is the second time a Bryde's whale has appeared in the bay in 16 years. According to the book ,Chinese Cetaceans, the last visit was in 2005 near Sha Tau Kok in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

大鹏新区，是深圳市建设全球海洋中心城市集中承载区，是国家海洋生态文明建设示范区。大鹏新区有着约占深圳四分之一海域面积。近海海域的水质，常年达到一类、二类的标准，珊瑚覆盖率达到30%以上，部分达到50%。自小布出现后，深圳第一时间成立了鲸豚保护联动工作组，为“小布”在大鹏湾的做客保驾护航。当地居民慕名前往大鹏湾，希望近距离目睹“小布”真容，被工作组劝离“小布”活动的水域。

Since the young whale was spotted, a conservation team has been working to protect it. Local residents rushed to the water to have a look, but were admonished by government experts to keep their distance.

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“小布”如同信使，展现了深圳的海洋环境保护的成果，传递了人与自然和谐共处的美好生活。深圳市民希望鲸鱼以后来到深圳不再是新闻，而是一种美好的生活常态。

记者：裴培

编辑：陈月华

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