Hebridean Whale da Dolphin Trust

**Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust** (wanda kuma aka sani da HWDT) wata ƙungiyar agaji ce ta kiyaye ruwa a Hebrides, Scotland wadda ta sadaukar da kanta ga bincike da ilmantar da kifayen whale, dolphins da porpoises (Cetaceans) a cikin ruwan Hebridean. Tana da hedikwata a Tobermory a kan Tsibirin Mull duk da cewa tana aiki a duk faɗin Gabar Yammacin Scotland.  

## Tarihi
An kafa HWDT a shekarar 1994 a bayan kamfanin farko na kula da kifaye na Burtaniya, da nufin ƙara fahimtar bambancin kifaye da kifaye a cikin ruwan Scotland.   

## Aiki
HWDT tana aiki 'kai tsaye tare da al'ummomin yankin don tabbatar da cewa an kare kifayen kifin, dolphin da porpoises kuma an kimanta su a duk faɗin gabar tekun yammacin Scotland.'  Yawancin bayanansu ana tattara su ne ta hanyar ilimin ɗan ƙasa daga jama'a da kuma masu aikin yawon buɗe ido na jirgin ruwa na gida da masunta.  Bayanan da suka tattara sun ba da gudummawa wajen ƙirƙirar Yankunan Kare Ruwa (MPA) ga kifin Minke, kifin dolphin na Risso da kifin sharks, da kuma Yankin Musamman na Kare Muhalli (SAC) don kifin porpoises na tashar jiragen ruwa a cikin ruwan Scotland.    

### Hanyar Kifin Whale
A shekarar 2017, HWDT ta ƙaddamar da wata manhaja kyauta mai suna Whale Track, wadda ke bai wa al'ummar mazauna yankin da kuma masu yawon buɗe ido zuwa Hebrides damar ba da rahoton ganinsu ga Trust. An tsara manhajar don ta yi aiki ba tare da siginar waya ko Wi-Fi ba, kuma manhajar tana ba Trust damar tattara bayanai kowace rana daga ganin da ke kewaye da Hebrides. Bayanan kuma suna bayyane ga sauran masu amfani, wanda hakan ke ba al'umma damar sanin nau'ikan da ake gani a yankinsu da kuma ƙarfafa su su ba da rahoto. Bayanai daga wannan ya taimaka wajen ƙirƙirar MPAs a cikin Hebrides da kuma ƙara ilimi game da nau'ikan da ke ziyartar ruwan Scotland.     

### Silurian
A shekara ta 2002, Trust ta sayi wani jirgin ruwa na bincike mai suna *Silurian* don taimaka musu su yi bincike da tattara bayanai game da Tekun Hebridean.&nbsp;An yi amfani da ft ketch a Azores don ɗaukar fim ɗin farko na shirin BBC na *The Blue Planet* .   *Silurian* tana tattara bayanai don amintaccen kowace shekara tun daga 2002, tare da ma'aikatan sa kai da ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa masu biyan kuɗi. A wannan lokacin, ta yi tafiyar jiragen ruwa sama da 100,000&nbsp;km, sun yi rikodin nau'ikan 15, haka kuma sun tattara rikodin sauti na sama da shekara guda a ƙarƙashin ruwa ta hanyar amfani da hydrophone .     

*Silurian* kuma yana aiki a matsayin aji mai iyo wanda ke ɗaukar yaran makaranta don koya musu game da binciken ruwa da kuma rayuwar ruwa a cikin ruwan Scotland. 

Asusun ya kuma yi amfani da *Silurian* don sa ido kan tasirin ayyukan soja ga dabbobi masu shayarwa na ruwa na gida yayin atisayen soja na Hadin Gwiwa wanda ake yi a arewa maso yammacin Scotland sau biyu a shekara.  

### Cibiyar Kifin Hebridean
A shekarar 1997, an buɗe cibiyar gano abubuwa a Tobermory, domin ƙara yawan hulɗar da ƙungiyar agaji ke yi da jama'a da kuma ilmantar da mazauna yankin da kuma masu yawon buɗe ido game da cetaceans na Scotland. 

A halin yanzu tana aiki a matsayin cibiyar baƙi mai hulɗa a kan Babban Titin Tobermory, tana gudanar da ilimi da zaman tattaunawa don koya wa jama'a game da wadatar halittun ruwa da aka samu a tekun Scotland. 

### Hanyar Kifin Hebridean
An kafa hanyar Hebridean Whale Trail a shekarar 2019, jerin wuraren kallon kifaye da kuma gadon kifayen whale a Tsibiran Hebridean da Gabar Yammacin Scotland an tsara su ne don ƙarfafa kallon kifayen whale masu sauƙin samu da dorewa daga ƙasa.       Hanyar kuma tana da nufin haɓaka tattalin arzikin gida da kuma ilmantar da baƙi game da tarihi da gadon Hebrides, musamman rawar da Scotland ke takawa a harkar kifin whale .  Ya ƙunshi wurare sama da 30, ciki har da: St Kilda ; Tiumpan Head (Isle of Lewis); Kilt Rock (Isle of Skye); Kinloch (Isle of Rùm); Ardnamurchan Lighthouse ; Glengorm Castle (Isle of Mull); da The Oa (Islay). Wurin Huisinish, a Tsibirin Harris, yana kusa da Tashar Kifin Whaling ta Bunavoneader wanda aka rufe a shekarar 1953.  

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