The ocean is open, the city of Xiamen is also open, which, in Xiamen, the treatment of marine waste can be seen.
Xiamen governance sea drift waste, in the efforts to improve the local governance system at the same time, to jump out of Xiamen Bay, focus on the future, focusing on cooperation and exchanges at home and abroad, launched a number of leading national strong initiatives.
This issue of "one reading", we went to the ocean three 'ecotoxicology aquarium' turn, know a big ability to have a small fish --- medaka.
Many people in Xiamen may not know, located in the university on the road bizarre sea three whales and dolphins, there is a very humble little cottage, which kept tens of thousands of an obscure transparent fish.
It is called medaka, individual tiny, adult fish body length is generally 3-4 cm, less than the size of bean sprouts.
Researchers who have made three of the ocean say that it is carrying the burden of exploring the global marine micro-plastic waste management research.
Known as 'water mouse'
These little humble little fish, how and the global marine ecological problems pulled together?
'They are actually' the mouse in the water ', we hope that through these fish experiments, to find the impact of micro-plastics on marine life, and look forward to the establishment of the corresponding standards.' Ocean three marine chemical and environmental monitoring technology laboratory Chen Hongzhe Dr. explained.
On the wall of the humble little bungalow, there is a sign of 'ecotoxicology aquarium'. Although it is called the aquarium, but more precisely, here is a laboratory, about the micro-plastic on the fish Class effects of research, has been here for more than a year.
Micro-plastic, usually less than 5 mm in plastic particles, is also vividly compared to the ocean 'PM2.5', is the current hot topic of marine ecological protection in 2015, micro-plastic pollution is included in the environment and Ecological science research in the field of the second largest scientific problem, is considered the future impact of marine ecological environment, and even endanger human health a major risk.
It is understood that Xiamen is currently carrying out research on the impact of micro-plastic marine life standards, as well as the monitoring of Xiamen Bay characteristics of the study.
'Xiamen is not only considering its own future issues.' Chen Hongzhe said that in the management of micro-plastic garbage, Xiamen first in the country, their research results, the future will be other domestic and foreign Gulf City, the monitoring of micro-plastic research, there Great reference.
Through the micro-plastic changes observed data
According to reports, this obscure little fish weekdays few people interested in and next to the conservation of tropical fish, often patronized by the public coral restoration Museum is different from the feeling here is very quiet and plain.
Morning News reporter saw at the scene, where the room exudes a green light, dozens of glass aquarium layer by layer stacked against the wall at room temperature throughout the year to maintain around 25 ℃, LED lighting provides fixed more than 10 hours of lighting .
Those who swim in the glass cylinder of the fish each small and transparent, do not get closer to observe, do not even see there are fish swimming in. The dozens of fish tank can see the only difference is that the top close The label shows the incubation times for different batches of fish, as well as the microgranules with different densities and particle sizes in the seawater. "All other environmental factors are the same and the same." According to the researchers, The observed data is due to changes in micro-plastic.
According to reports, the experiment also need more data, the fish who have to stay here for a long time.
Although there is no colorful appearance, but a huge contribution, the significance of extraordinary, these small fish should be grateful to the public next visit the sea three whale dolphins, may also go to 'ecological toxicology aquarium' to see.