漂浮的幽灵之网

Environmentalists warn that a large "ghost net" is floating in Hawaiian waters that could threaten marine life and cause severe damage to boats if not removed soon.

环保学家提醒说，夏威夷海域正漂浮着一张“幽灵之网”，如果不尽快去除的话，将会给海洋生物带来威胁，同时给船只造成严重破坏。

Ghost nets are massive fishing nets that have been left or lost at sea by fisherman.

这张幽灵之王是渔夫们遗失或者丢弃在海上的大型的鱼网。

Officials are asking people to be on the lookout for what they believe to be a net measuring 50 feet long by 70 feet wide, and approximately 50 feet deep in the sea, according to Matt Lane, a spokesman with the nonprofit Love the Sea.

据非营利组织爱海洋的发言人马特-莱恩说，官方已经发布通知，提醒，人们注意这张长达50英尺，宽达70英尺深度约为50英尺的大网。

Mary Crowley, founder of Ocean Voyages Institute, which conducts ocean debris cleanups, told us it's difficult to know the exact size since there have been sightings from different people, but no photos.

海洋之旅协会的建立人玛丽-考利负责指挥海洋碎片的清理工作，她告诉我们说，尽管不同的人有看到了不同的景象，但因为没有照片，所以很难确定这张网的具体尺寸。

She said when people spotting nets take photos of them, rescuers can get a more accurate estimate on sizing, which helps determine extraction efforts.

她说，只有当那些看到网的人们拍下照片之后，心里队员们才能够对网络尺寸进行更精确的估算，这样才能够帮助决定如何去收回这张网。

Lane said the net is believed to have a yellow floater bucket and is currently drifting through the channel.

莱恩说，这张网据说连有一个黄色的浮桶，目前正飘过海峡。

Ghost nets can be highly damaging to reef and marine life, according to Lane.

据莱恩，这张幽灵之网可以对珊瑚礁和海洋生物带来巨大的破坏。

The longer it remains in the ocean, Crowley says, the more damage it will cause to marine life.

它在海里待的时间越久，考利说道，那么给海洋生物带来的破坏也越大。

A net like this could contain 15-18 tons of plastic, although rescuers won't know for sure until it's recovered, according to Crowley.

据考利说，像这样的一张大网可能会包含有15到18吨的塑料垃圾，不过清洁队员只有等到收回大碗之后才能确定。

"If one can remove nets before it comes ashore on beaches or on reefs, it's much more effective," Crowley said.

“我们尽量试图在它靠岸或者被冲上沙滩或珊瑚礁之前收回它，这样会有效得多。”考利说道。

"Once the nets are on the reefs, removal of the net needs to be done carefully so not to damage the reefs."

“一旦这网挂到了珊瑚礁上，再收回网的时候就必须更加小心，这样才不会伤到珊瑚。

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