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3.2 Artisanal fleet

According to the results of the Second Structural Survey of the Artisanal Fishery in

Peru, the artisanal fleet (small scale) consists of 9 667 vessels with a hold capacity

ranging between 0.5 and 30 gross registered tonnes (GRT). In terms of regional

distribution, the regions of Piura, Lima and Ancash register 66 percent of the total

number of small-scale vessels (Table 9).

TABLE 9

Distribution of small-scale vessels by region

Region Number of vessels

Tumbes 667

Piura 2 898

Lambayeque 222

La Libertad 333

Ancash 1 294

Lima 2 178

Ica 784

Arequipa 816

Moquegua 347

Tacna 128

Source: IMARPE (2004–2005)

Artisanal vessels are made mostly from wood

(99 percent). Eighty-one percent of the hold capacity

of this fleet consists of vessels smaller than 5 tonnes,

while only 6 percent of the total hold capacity consists

of vessels larger than 10 tonnes (Figure 9). Gillnets and

longlines are the most frequently used fishing gear in

this sector.

According to the Second Structural Survey of the

Artisanal Fishery in Peru, the artisanal fisher population

comprises about 37 727 persons, 35 percent of whom are

in the region of Piura, followed by 15 percent in Lima.

Of the total, 55 percent of the fishers have completed

high school and 7.1 percent did university studies. Ten

percent of the fishers are owners of their fishing vessel.

3.3 Fish-landing infrastructure

Along the Peruvian coast, there exist 36 artisanal landing facilities. In addition, there

are six piers for fish landing, of which three are public and three are private. Most of the

facilities have structural deficiencies that impact the quality of landings. The last official

26%

33 % 21 %

14%

6%

Holding capacity

<1 tonnes

(1– 2 ) tonnes

(2 – 5) tonnes

(5 –10) tonnes

>10 tonnes

FIGURE 9

Artisanal fleet – holding capacity

distribution

Source: IMARPE (2004–2005)

TABLE 8
Purse seine net length for licensed vessels
Holding
capacity (m^3 )

Net length (m)

Anchoveta Sardine

32–90 220 260

100–199 280 330

200–299 330 390

300–399 385 450

400–499 400 500

500–599 495 520

600–more 550 550

Source: PRODUCE (2001, 2002, 2003a, 2004, 2005, 2006a)