Responding to the. Construction Manager’s requests for information that are not prepared in accordance with the Contract Documents or where such information is available to the Construction Manager from a careful study and comparison of the Contract Documents, field conditions, other Owner-provided information, Construction Manager-prepared coordination drawings, or prior Project correspondence or documentation;
Responding to the evolution of Peru’s artisanal longline fleet: characterising fleet mechanisation and introducing weighted swivels (Xxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx, Pro-Delphinus, Peru). Funding provided: AUD$ 20,974 Summary of activities/outcomes: • Assessment of longline fleet characteristics and mechanization in the ports of Callao (2 mechanised vessels), Chimbote (4 vessels), and Pucusana (1 vessel). • Distribution of weighted swivels to longline fishermen; 3750 swivels distributed to 13 vessels in the ports of Salaverry, Chimbote and Ilo. Additional 900 swivels were distributed in July to two vessels, one in Salaverry and one in Chimbote. • Continued monitoring by onboard observers of seabird interactions with the driftnet fleet of Salaverry - 30 driftnet fishing trips (176 sets). No WAAL were observed bycaught during the study period. • Continued monitoring by onboard observers of waved albatross abundance and distribution. • Worth noting that follow-up communications with fishermen who were provided weighted swivels (and with those contacted regarding gear mechanization) was exceedingly difficult - owners, captains and crew are constantly moving between ports and/or at sea and regularly change telephone numbers, and are frequently too busy to talk. • It will be important to continue to monitor the introduction of line pullers and mainline spools, but also to begin monitoring fishing operations by these vessels using onboard observers. Work introducing weighted swivels will also require additional years of effort Full report was submitted to the Secretariat in October 2010.
