2022-04-14

These underwater meadows of seagrass provide a vital habitat, teeming1 with wildlife.

这一片片水下的海草地提供了一个重要的栖息地，野生动植物生长繁盛。

And it's where you can find the spiny2 seahorse. It's a protected species and Studland Bay [UK] is a marine3 conservation zone.

这里，你可以找到刺海马。它是一个受保护的物种，而英国斯塔德兰湾是一个海洋保护区。

But boats visiting this popular area off the Dorset coast can create problems.

然而，船只造访多塞特海岸附近的这一热门地区会带来一些问题。

Neil Garrick-Maidment, The Seahorse Trust

We've counted up to 450 boats here in one day. It's the noise, the anchors, the general movement of everything seems to affect the seahorses. They're very prone4 to stress. If they have a lot of stress, then they move back out to sea.

尼尔·加里克-梅德门特      海马信托基金会（The Seahorse Trust）

“我们在一天之内就统计到多达450艘船。问题在于噪音，抛锚起锚，任何物体的移动似乎都会影响到海马。它们很容易感到压力。如果压力太大，海马就会返回大海。”

The wildlife presenter5 Steve Backshall has dived here and says boat anchors and mooring6 chains can damage the seabed.

野生动植物节目主持人史蒂夫·巴克肖尔曾在这里潜水，他说船锚和锚链会破坏海床。

Steve Backshall, naturalist7

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