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RIVER DOLPHIN POPULATION ASSESSMENT IN YARINA LAGOON, PERU CLP ID 02195914 Elizabeth Campbell [email protected] Calle Jose Galvez 780- E Miraflores, Lima PERU 51-1-4451816
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RIVER DOLPHIN

POPULATION ASSESSMENT

IN YARINA LAGOON, PERU CLP ID 02195914

Elizabeth Campbell

[email protected]

Calle Jose Galvez 780- E

Miraflores, Lima PERU

51-1-4451816

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme, We are appreciative to the support of the

NGO ProDelphinus and University of Exeter. Thanks to Brendan Godley, Jeffrey Mangel and Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto

for their helpful recommendations on the methodology, data analysis and reports. We are also grateful to Nick

Treganza, Robert Palacios, Luis Miguel Barron and all researchers that helped or participated in the collection of data

used in this study. We would also like to thank the communities of Pucallpa, and Yarinacocha lagoon for their

generous hospitality to the researchers that were involved in the study.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Project members ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Section 2: ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Aim and objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Changes to original project plan ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Outputs and Results .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Communication & Application of results ................................................................................................................................... 12

Monitoring and Evaluation .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Achievements and Impacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Capacity Development and Leadership capabilities ................................................................................................................. 13

Section 3: ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14

Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Problems encountered and lessons learnt ................................................................................................................................. 14

In the future ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Financial Report ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Section 4: ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Appendices ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 45

Address list and web links .............................................................................................................................................................. 45

Distribution list ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46

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Section 1:

Summary The freshwater tucuxi and the Amazon River dolphin, also known as boto are both endemic to the Amazon-Orinoco river

basin. Data of the total population sizes of both species are currently unknown yet are critically needed. Threats to these

dolphins outside protected areas include habitat loss, fisheries interactions and exploitation for medicinal purposes. This project

aimed to disseminate information of both river dolphin species to the local community, quantify the population of dolphins in

the Yarina lagoon, Ucayali, Peru as well as making the results of this study readily available to government for management

plans. We administered questionnaires and conducted site survey work from August 2014-May 2015. A total of 35 fishermen

and 30 boat operators were interviewed. A total of 318 observation events of 554 Sotalia individuals, and 36 observation

events of 51 Inia individuals were recorded in boat-based transects. Results from transects as well as questionnaires were

presented to government institutions in an oral presentation as well as a printed executive summary. Team members hope

that results will be used in any future management plans related to Yarina lagoon.

Introduction Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world; as humans tend to settle and

populations grow around them (Kelkar et al. 2010; Revenga et al. 2005). Factors such as contamination, construction

of dams and fisheries pressures can negatively impact habitat quality and biodiversity (Revenga et al. 2005). Of river

dolphin species, the Ganges (Platanista gangetica) and Indus river dolphins (Platanista gangetica ssp. Minor) are both

listed as endangered by the IUCN and the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is considered vulnerable (Smith et

al. 2006; Braulik, Smith, and Chaudhry, n.d.; Reeves et al. 2011). The Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) was endemic to the

Yangtze River and was declared functionally extinct in 2007 due to the high incidence of by-catch in fishing gear and

the industrialization of the Yangtze River ecosystem (Turvey et al. 2007; Turvey et al. 2010). The freshwater tucuxi

(Sotalia flluviatilis flluviatilis) (here after referred to as Sotalia) and the Amazon River dolphin, also known as boto (Inia

geoffrensis) (hereafter referred to as Inia) are both endemic to the Amazon-Orinoco river basin (Jefferson,

Leatherwood, and Webber 2008). The total population sizes of both species are currently unknown yet are critically

needed. As riverine species these dolphins are greatly affected by human disturbance (Turvey et al. 2007; Kelkar et

al. 2010) and are still listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN (Reeves et al. 2011). Baseline information from unstudied

areas is needed to help build effective management strategies.

Yarinacocha is an oxbow-shaped lagoon of approximately 17 km long, with a maximum depth of 25 and width of

200-800 m depending on rainfall. Yarinacocha lagoon is located 7 km from one of the biggest cities in the Peruvian

Amazon, Pucallpa. It serves as a river pass to the Ucayali River (one of the main arteries of communication for several

towns or cacerios spread along the Amazon). Communities along the Ucayali are highly dependent year-round on

this means of transport (e.g. people, timber, food, medicines), especially in the rainy season when roads are flooded.

This lagoon is also important as a tourist attraction that generates economic income for guides, restaurants and

hotels along Yarinacocha.

We worked with two associations in Yarinacocha that were key to the successful development of the project. The

Yarinacocha Tourist Boat Association and the Artisanal Fishermen of Yarinacocha Union. Both groups were essential

when carrying out workshops and interviewing the community, as well as introducing us to the boat captain that

worked with us when doing the transects.

The objectives of this project were to document dolphin population and distribution and to raise awareness of

dolphin conservation among local government, tour operators, fishermen, boats for transport and general users.

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Figure 1 Distribution of transect routes in Yarinacocha lagoon, Ucayali, Peru. Map shows the location of all 17

transects. Numbers represent the end point of all routes, each 1 km long.

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Project members Andrea Luna completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2013 at Ricardo

Palma University. Andrea has been working as a volunteer in

conservation non-governmental organizations for a total of ten

years, specifically in Pro Delphinus for the last four years. Presently

she continues to work in ProDelphinus (PD), she participates in

field activities of this and other projects. Andrea is very skilled with

accountability and the administrative aspect of project

implementation. She was responsible of trip and field activities

budget.

Andrea Pasara completed her BSc in Marine Biology in

December 2012, at the Scientific University of Lima, Peru. She

currently studies a short-term course titled Diploma in

Environmental Management at the Catholic University of Peru

(PUCP). Presently she continues to work in PD, she participates

in field activities of this and other projects. Andrea is interested

in social development, she participated in all field activities and

lead workshops with the tourist boat association and artisanal

fishermen. She also participated in the interviews to fishermen

and boat operators. Andrea is an avid photographer, most of the

pictures presented in this report were taken by her.

Elizabeth Campbell graduated in 2011 is a biologist from the

Universidad del Valle in Guatemala city, Guatemala and in 2014

graduated as an MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation at the

University of Exeter. Her MSc dissertation was partly on data

generated from this project. Currently she continues to work in

PD starting her fourth year, and participates in field activities of

this and other projects. She continues to work in the Ucayali

region with another river dolphin project.

Nicolas Acuña completed his BSc in December 2013 in Biology

from the Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru. He was a field

assistant for the project and was in charge of recording, organizing

and entering data into database. He continues to work in PD, as

well as this project, he participates in a project focused on the

ecology of elasmobranchs in northern Peru.

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Section 2:

Aim and objectives The immediate project aim was to develop baseline information on both river dolphin species and collect data on

potential threats. We also planned to raise awareness among local stakeholders about the species and their

conservation status, specifically those who interact more with both species, fishermen and boat operators.

Objectives:

1. Disseminate information on river dolphins to the local community, specifically to local boat operators and

fishermen.

2. Collect and analyze baseline information on the population status, density, and distribution of boto and tucuxi

dolphins in Yarinacocha Lagoon, Peru.

3. Make information needed for management plans available to local government stakeholders (e.g. population status,

density, distribution).

Changes to original project plan Yarina has fluctuating petrol prices which caused unexpected expenses for the team. Strikes would make obtaining

petrol difficult and were usually announced one day prior which made planning around them difficult. Team members

started buying petrol prior to their trip. Second, two of our field trips were during rainy season which limited the

amount of transects. We worked around this by starting transects earlier in the day as well as checking weather

prognostics before planning a trip. Some modifications were made to transect methodology. After discussing project

methods with Dr. Godley (University of Exeter) we divided the lagoon into 17 one-kilometer transects. By doing

this we avoided unintentional bias to surveying certain areas more frequently.

Team was successful at meeting with the boat-operators association and interviewing all that were originally planned

for. In contrast, we found that fishermen were disperse around the port and town, making it hard to find them.

When we found them, fishermen were hesitant to participate and were reluctant to share information on fish catch,

bycatch. We extended the time to administrate the questionnaires to two trips as well as more team members

during the port visits. We met with the

fishermen association directors who

helped us find the restaurants where

fishermen spent off-work time and

introduced us to them, which

increased fishers’ involvement in

project.

Figure Number 2 Regionally called Peque

Peques, these are the boats used to take

tourists on guides around the

Yarinacocha lagoon.

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Methodology Disseminate information on river dolphins to the local community, specifically to local boat operators and fishermen.

Community outreach was accomplished through oral presentations, electronic and printed summaries of project

results, and printed educational materials. Workshops were organized with the help of the Yarinacocha Tourist Boat

Association and the Artisanal Fishermen of Yarinacocha Union. Questionnaires were given to participants at

workshops at causal meetings at the port. Information that was given in these questionnaires was important, by giving

us data about threats to these animals. The information from river transects was used to inform the community

how they can better co-exist with river dolphins. Information showed areas with high dolphin incidence.

Collect and analyze baseline information on the population status, density, and distribution of boto and tucuxi dolphins in

Yarinacocha Lagoon, Peru.

Yarinacocha lagoon has an oxbow shape, and is approximately 17 km long, depending upon the season. Width of the

lagoon also varies but can be up to 800 m wide. There are four seasons: High water level (Jan-March), falling water

level (April-June), low water level (July-Sept), and rising water level (October-December). During October-March,

the lagoon is connected to the Ucayali river, but line transects were conducted exclusively in the lagoon.

Surveys were conducted at least once per season. The study site was divided into 17 transects, each 1 km long

(Figure 1). Transects were run down the middle of the lagoon with an average 400 m on each side. Transects were

undertaken between 08:00 to-18:00. The 12 m research boat went at an average speed of 11 km.h-1. There were

2 observers for each transect, a data collector and the boat driver, all observations were done by naked –eye. . A

Global Positioning System (GPS) recorder provided information on location, date and time, vessel location, vessel

speed, and number of kilometres surveyed per transect. When dolphins were sighted species, position, group size,

and perpendicular distance from boat were recorded.

Density estimates were made by counting only observations that were within 100 m of perpendicular distance from

the boat on each side where detection probability for both species was 100%. Effective width for transects was 0.2

km and transect area for each 1km transect was 0.2 km-2-2. All spatial analyses and maps were prepared using ESRI

ArcMap 9.2, and Hawth’s Tools (Beyer 2004). Quartic Kernel and 50%, 75% and 90% probability contour analyses

were performed using 500 m grid spacing and a smoothing factor of 100 m for dolphin observation points.

Make information needed for management plans available to local government stakeholders (e.g. population status, density,

distribution).

Results from the project were given orally, and electronically to government institutions. Team members provided

information on methodology, results from then visual surveys and the questionnaires as well as recommendations

that could be implemented in species management plans.

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Outputs and Results Disseminate information on river dolphins to the local community, specifically to local boat operators and fishermen.

Table Number 1. Summary of community outreach activities in Yarinacocha, Pucallpa.

Month Objective Target audience Attendance Location

August

2014

Give an overview on morphology and

physiology of river dolphins,

characteristics of each species, and

conservation status. Introduce

ourselves and the project’s aims and

expected results.

Fishermen from small-

scale fisheries 6

Office of

Artisanal

Fishermen of

Yarinacocha

Union

August

2014

Give an overview on morphology and

physiology of river dolphins,

characteristics of each species, and

conservation status. Introduce

ourselves and the project’s aims and

expected results.

Tourist-boat operators 38

Yarinacocha

Tourist Boat

Association

visiting center

May

2015

Increase awareness of threats faced by

endangered aquatic species. Presented

preliminary results of project. Invited

students to continue research on

aquatic mammals for projects,

dissertations, etc (See Fig.3).

Undergraduate

students majoring in:

Veterinarian, Tourism

and Environmental

science.

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Univeristy Alas

Peruanas-

Pucallpa campus

June

2015

Increase awareness of aquatic

mammals that can be found close to

Pucallpa (Arapaima, river otters, river

dolphins, manatees) with games and

activities (See Fig.3).

Elementary school

children 20

School San Jose

de Pucallpa

June

2015

Presented results of project to a small

group of boat operators. Tourist-boat operators 6

Yarinacocha

Tourist Boat

Association

visiting center

Figure Number 3. Andrea Pasara with five volunteers and a group of children from the San Jose School, Pucallpa (left). Elizabeth

Campbell with attendees to presentation at University Alas Peruanas-Filial Pucallpa (Right).

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During our trips in August, November, and January we administered questionnaires to 30 fishermen and 30 boat

operators (See Fig.4). The questionnaires had queries on characteristics of fisheries, interactions with dolphins,

other threats to these species and their overall impression or thoughts on the presence of dolphins in the lagoon.

Questionnaires show that close to 100% of fishermen and boat operators have seen dolphins in the lagoon and 100%

of the boat operators and 73% of the fishermen interviewed feel positive about their presence. By administrating

questionnaires we were also able to find what conservation threat has the most impact in Pucallpa. 46% of the

fishermen reported that they have used/seen the use of river dolphins as bait, 41% of the fishermen reported having

bycaught at least one individual in their lifetime.

Figure Number 4. Elizabeth Campbell (Left) and Andrea Luna (Right) administrating questionnaires to boat operators

and fishermen.

We also designed two leaflets, hat and a keychain (See Fig.5). A poster was designed with picture of a boto taken by

Kevin Schafer that has our slogan “De la selva, su encanto” (From the jungle, its enchantment). This was given out to

various institutions, students, volunteers, various local hotels and restaurants, the National Council for Science and

Technology (CONCYTEC) office in Lima and to all the attendees to our workshops.

Figure Number 5. Leaflets, hat and keychain that were designed and handed out to project participants (Left) Robert, our boat

captain, using the hat (Right)

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Collect and analyze baseline information on the population status, density, and distribution of boto

and tucuxi dolphins in Yarinacocha Lagoon, Peru.

A total of 160 km doing trasects were covered during our trips in August, November, January and May (See Table

2, Figure 1 for transect routes). We estimated that the average density for Inia was 0.72 km-2 ± 0.8. Its overall

abundance was calculated at 12 individuals (95% CI: 12 to 13) (See Figure 6). Sotalia had an average density of 6.03

km-2 ± 3.1. Overall abundance was calculated at 102 individuals (95% CI: 101 to 104) (See Figure 2).

More observations of Sotalia were made during the morning (Figure 10), with most being seen at 10:00 (n=93,

SD=1.48, SE=0.13). Time with lowest observations was at 17:00 (n=10, SD=0.94, SE=0.18). Inia observations did

not see so much variance, time with most observations was at 13:00 (n=9, SD=0.53, SE=0.06) followed by 9:00 (n=8,

SD=0.37, SE=0.03). Time with lowest observations was at 16:00 (n=1, SD=0.17, SE=0.03). Table Number 2: Area,

Width, and Density estimations of each transect route for the Yarina lagoon, as well as the total area (km2) and

total density for both species. Some transects presented higher densities values (See Table N. 2 and Fig. 6)

Table Number 2. Area, Width, and Density estimations of each transect route for the Yarina lagoon, as well as the total area

(km2) and total density for both species.

Tra

nse

ct

Nu

mb

er

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total

Are

a

(km

2)

0.63 0.58 0.67 0.75 0.78 0.7 0.82 0.84 0.79 0.58 0.48 0.49 0.52 0.53 0.76 0.7 0.55 11.17

Wid

th

(m)

667 589 667 776 793 900 889 942 780 601 453 479 523 613 734 679 504

So

talia

4.15 2.37 5.74 10.76 6.58 0.66 4.25 5.53 4.38 10.05 4.31 7.31 6.32 5.64 9.47 11.9 2.75 102.45

Inia

0 0.79 1.44 2.87 0.66 0.66 1.82 0 0 0.58 0.86 0 0.32 0.75 0 0.46 1.03 12.23

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Figure Number 6 Map representing Kernel density estimations for Inia (left) and Sotalia (right) show areas with higher density

of individuals. High values are presented in red, with 0.7.

Make information needed for management plans available to local government stakeholders (e.g.

population status, density, distribution).

Team members organized two meetings with different ministries, national protected areas administrators,

municipalities, and regional government to present preliminary project results (See Fig. 7). We presented information

on distribution, density and abundance of both species in Yarinacocha to a total of 42 people. We communicated

results to local government, with recommendations on how this data can be used as a guide when preparing river

dolphin management plans. As a result of both meeting (May and early August), the following government institutions

have heard and have electronic copies of our executive summary: Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Production

(Fisheries) and their regional branch DIRESPRO-Ucayali, Direction of Tourism-Ucayali, and the Institute of Amazon

Investigation.

As a result of these two meetings a mailing list was created based on attendees. This list serves the purpose of

communicating important news to legislators that are interested in river dolphins. We also had three press releases

that covered the importance of river dolphins, and the need for a management plan for both species in a local

newspaper.

Preliminary results of this project were also presented at the 16th Aquatic Mammals of South America (SOLAMAC)

Congress in Cartagena, Colombia by two team members (See Fig 8). The oral presentation, which included

objectives, methodology, and preliminary results of the project, was heard by more than 100 people.

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Figure Number 7 Workshop with government officials

Figure Number 8 Presenting our project at the 16th Aquatic Mammals of South America Congress in Cartagena,

Colombia.

Communication & Application of results Team members presented the results orally in two meetings with members of government institutions and non-

government organizations. In both meetings team members introduced the project, our methodology, and the

results. Local government institutions (Ucayali region) and national government (Peru) organizations were invited.

Team members also gave electronic versions of an executive summary. Recommendations have not been applied

formally yet, but were included when developing the management plan.

Management plan for both species for the Ucayali and Loreto region of Peru. Team members are involved in the

process of developing and publishing the management plan along with other institutions and government

organizations.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Our means of verification to be sure that our project was effectively raising awareness were attendance from the

local community to workshops (more than 100 people), number of employees of government institutions to listen

and receive projects results (more than 40), number of government institutions to receive electronic copies of our

project (5), and number of institutions to continue working towards the conservation of river dolphins in Peru (3).

Achievements and Impacts The overall purpose of our project was to develop baseline information on abundance and density for both species

in the Yarinacocha lagoon and raise awareness on river dolphins among the local community.

Results on density and abundance

One of the biggest limitations on conserving river dolphin species is the lack of information. Our project assisted

this problem by estimating density, abundance and finding hotspots in the Yarina lagoon. When team members

presented the project and preliminary results to government officials, we were surprised to find that these results

will be the only official data they have on river dolphins in Ucayali. Until now, government has not had specific

research programs for these species. Our estimations may be used as baseline population information.

Raising awareness of river dolphins

We were also successful at identifying the relationship between sectors of the local community with the river dolphin

population. By administrating questionnaires we found fishermen and boat operators have a close relationship with

river dolphins, 100% of the boat operators and 73% of the fishermen interviewed feel positive about their presence.

By administrating questionnaires we were also able to find what conservation threat has the most impact in Pucallpa.

46% of the fishermen reported that they have used/seen the use of river dolphins as bait, 41% of the fishermen

reported having bycaught at least one individual in their lifetime. National management plans will use this information

to prioritize actions to mitigate both direct and indirect take of river dolphins.

Team members also rose awareness with boat operators, fishermen, and other members of the local community by

organizing workshops. A total of 105 members of the community attended one of the presentations, or workshops

organized by the team. They learned about basic biology of both species, and the threats that are present in the

lagoon. They left with project souvenirs to take home, and hopefully shared the information at home with family

members.

Government stakeholders have results

42 government officials working in different regional and national government organizations listened to the results

of our project. Most of the attendees did not know of our work before these meetings and had limited information

on river dolphins as well. Presentations included results and recommendations on how to apply the data to better

regulations and law in Yarinacocha lagoon. We will maintain contact with them through an e-mail list server we

created where we will continue sharing information on aquatic mammal species conservation initiatives.

Capacity Development and Leadership capabilities Being involved from the planning to the implementation and finally the closing of the project comes with work and

has different challenges with each phase. Although our project was executed smoothly, we felt we were challenged

in some areas. For example, our leadership skills grew in the field when fulfilling community outreach aspects of our

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project. It was easy to speak to certain groups such as the boat operators and children but when we had to look for

fishermen most of them were resistant to speak with us. This was also true to the workshops with government

officials. None of the attendees were resistant, but were older and had more experience than us. These activities

pushed us to improve our leadership abilities. During our field work, and especially during the environmental

education phase, we have established a better working relationship with local authorities and communities. All of us

were involved in visual surveys which involved learning observation skills, as well as being organized with recording

and entry of data.

Section 3:

Conclusions Yarinacocha is a lagoon that is exposed to many threats; human population is growing which brings more

contamination and noise pollution to dolphin habitat. Community outreach involved five workshops with tourist-

boat oeprators, fishermen, children from Pucallpa and undergraduate students. In total 105 people attended one of

our presentations. We were also successful at interviewing 30 fishermen and 30 boat operators. A total of 160 km

doing trasects were covered during our trips in August, November, January and May. With river dolphins there is

still much to do. The creation of a management plan for both species is essential for its conservation in this region.

Also, an estimate of total population of either species is still unknown. River dolphins could be used as umbrella

species and protect what is left of Yarinacocha’s biodiversity.

Problems encountered and lessons learnt This study was successful at carrying out a relative abundance and density estimation for Inia and Sotalia species in

Yarinacocha lagoon, Peru. We surveyed both dolphin populations across all four seasons and begun to determine

possible factors that might affect their distribution.

This project had some limitations. Firstly, the effective transect strip-width was a lot less than expected. As

observers went down the middle of the lagoon, only dolphins in the middle were detected 100% of the time. This

could mean that the team missed seeing dolphins close to river banks and in the flooded forest, limiting our sample

size. Furthermore, observation bias could also account for more observations during low water. When the lagoon

is at a lower level, individuals are easier to detect as they are concentrated along the middle of the lagoon, possibly

because these are areas where the water is deepest. Secondly, both species have shown a preference for areas close

to shore (Gómez-Salazar, Trujillo & Whitehead 2012; Vidal et al. 1997; Martin & da Silva 2004b). River dolphin

group sizes have been found to be larger in lakes and rivers, but densities are higher around river islands, tributaries

and river banks (Aliaga-Rossel 2002). In the social aspect of the project, recruiting people to attend workshops was

difficult, more so in the case of fishermen. Team members consider that attendance could have improved if we had

a local contact that begun to invite fishermen and other members of the community to the workshops prior to our

arrival. Training a student to be the local volunteer would have increased interest in the project among the students

as well as helping the sustainability of the project.

Information on the distribution and habitat use by Inia and Sotalia is limited, particularly in some regions of central

Peru. Most studies have focused on protected areas, closer to the Amazon River in northern Peru (Gómez-Salazar,

Trujillo, Portocarrero-Aya, et al. 2012; Gómez-Salazar 2010; Mcguire et al. 2014). Specifically for this lagoon, we

distinguished areas and hours of peak activity that could be avoided by boat operators and fishing activities. We

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recommend further efforts to monitor individuals, this could be acoustically or visual by expanding survey sites to

other areas of the Ucayali River. To aid in both species conservation it is important to continue with population

studies to generate baseline information for this and other areas of the Ucayali. This is particularly important given

that the Amazon will become more vulnerable to human stressors that are only expected to increase. Finally, results

from this study will be used in region-specific management plans as well as both species baseline information for

environmental impact assessments.

In the future With river dolphins there is still much to do. Although funding for this project is finished, team members will continue

to look for grants to expand river dolphin research to other areas of Ucayali. A photo-identification catalogue would

be excellent to see if dolphins are residents of lagoon, or if they move around. The initial analysis of questionnaire

results helped team members identify areas of high river dolphin abundance, such as Imiria Natural Reserve, and

Chauya as well as prioritize conservation threats such as dolphins being used as bait, and bycatch. Future projects

could focus on mitigating these problem as well as educating local community on the importance of these species.

Also, we could recreate this study to estimate abundance and density in the hotspots most frequently mentioned in

the questionnaire results. Few areas of the Ucayali region have been surveyed, other projects could focus on

estimating abundance and density in unexplored areas. Future steps also include completing the species management

plan that would focus future investigation and conservation efforts in all of the Peruvian amazon region.

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Financial Report

Itemized expenses Total CLP

Requested (USD)*

Total CLP Spent (USD)

% Difference Details & Justification

(Justification must be provided if figure in column D is +/- 25%)

PHASE I - PROJECT PREPARATION

Communications (telephone/internet/postage) 936.00 916.23 -2%

Field guide books, maps, journal articles and other printed materials

170.00 174.87 3%

Insurance 50.00 52.69 5%

Visas and permits 1,256.00 1201.33 -4%

Team training 730.00 806.42 10%

Reconnaissance

Other (Phase 1) 630.00 681.01 8%

EQUIPMENT

Scientific/field equipment and supplies 987.00 1043.99 6%

Photographic equipment 280.00 324.16 16%

Camping equipment 35.00 35.70 2%

Boat/engine/truck (including car hire) 2,730.00 2515.23 -8%

Other (Equipment) 333.00 333.01 0%

PHASE II - IMPLEMENTATION Accommodation for team members and local guides

960.00 883.15 -8%

Food for team members and local guides 1,600.00 1732.52 8%

Travel and local transportation (including fuel) 2,275.00 2843.13 25%

Customs and/or port duties

Workshops 180 182.80 2% Outreach/Education activities and materials (brochures, posters, video, t-shirts, etc.)

630.00 713.26 13%

Other (Phase 2) 117.00 106.28 -9%

PHASE III - POST-PROJECT EXPENSES

Administration Report production and results dissemination

300.00 25.48 -92%

Executive summary of our results was sent electronically, this money was used for final workshops.

Other (Phase 3) 459.00

86.74 -81% We used this money for items that were more expensive than expected (outreach activities, photographic equipment)

Total 14,658.00 14,658.00

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Section 4:

Appendices

Figure Number 9. Press notes in regional newspapers from the Amazon region. Both documents talk about the need of

management plan for river dolphins.

Output Number Additional Information

Number of CLP Partner Staff involved in mentoring

the Project 0

Number of species assessments contributed to (E.g.

IUCN assessments) 2

Number of site assessments contributed to (E.g.

IBA assessments) 0

Number of NGOs established 0

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Amount of extra funding leveraged ($) $12700

Because of this project, we

can continue the project with

funding from WWF-Peru.

Number of species discovered/rediscovered 0

Number of sites designated as important for

biodiversity (e.g. IBA/Ramsar designation) 0

Number of species/sites legally protected for

biodiversity 0

Number of stakeholders actively engaged in

species/site conservation management 3

Three organizations are

developing the management

plan for these three species.

Number of species/site management

plans/strategies developed 1 1 management plan.

Number of stakeholders reached 42

Attended both of our

workshops.

Examples of stakeholder behaviour change brought

about by the project.

3

The management plan for

these species has been under

development for the past

couple of years, mid-2015

three government institutions

have begun the process again

hoping the management plan

is out by mid-2016.

Examples of policy change brought about by the

project

0

The information generated

has been included in the

development of the

management plan.

Number of jobs created 0

Number of academic papers published 0

Number of conferences where project results have

been presented 1 SOLAMAC 2014

Appendix 4.1 CLP M&E measures

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Table Number 3 Dolphin sighting data.

record line Day Month Year Observer Count_Time Sotalia_Count Inia_Count Unknown_Count Latitude Longitude Dist_from_boat

1 1 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:36 1 0 0 8.34508 74.58669 50

2 2 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:39 5 0 0 8.34287 74.58898 20

3 3 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:41 1 0 0 8.34026 74.59101 50

4 4 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:54 0 1 0 8.31854 74.5981 100

5 5 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:59 0 1 0 8.31089 74.60077 100

6 6 12 August 2014 ECF, APP 16:21 0 1 0 8.28255 74.61835 100

7 1 12 August 2014 ECF, ASP 17:20 0 1 0 8.27667 74.62375 50

8 1 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 9:36 0 3 0 8.34465 74.57188 70

9 2 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 9:54 1 0 0 8.33136 74.59404 20

10 3 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 10:02 1 0 0 8.3189 74.59674 80

11 4 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 10:06 2 0 0 8.31178 74.59926 35

12 1 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:30 1 0 0 8.281780 74.618900 50

13 2 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:31 2 0 0 8.283220 74.617600 10

14 3 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:31 2 0 0 8.284130 74.616650 120

15 4 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:39 0 1 0 8.293610 74.608250 40

16 5 13 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:40 2 0 0 8.305173 74.601150 35

17 1 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 13:27 1 0 0 8.347390 74.574520 120

18 2 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 13:57 0 1 0 8.311050 74.601480 60

19 3 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 14:11 1 0 0 8.293050 74.611630 50

20 1 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:21 1 0 0 8.283090 74.616710 60

21 2 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:38 1 0 0 8.305770 74.600700 50

22 3 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:51 1 0 0 8.328880 74.593200 70

23 4 13 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:55 1 0 0 8.335870 74.591420 150

24 1 14 August 2014 APP, ASP 8:47 0 0 1 8.350640 74.574820 120

25 2 14 August 2014 APP, ASP 8:48 2 0 0 8.349640 74.573150 70

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26 3 14 August 2014 APP, ASP 8:55 0 1 0 8.340220 74.568040 30

27 1 14 August 2014 APP, ASP

28 1 14 August 2014 ECF, ASP 12:24 0 1 0 8.280020 74.607540 30

29 2 14 August 2014 ECF, ASP 12:30 0 0 1 8.286220 74.611440 100

30 1 14 August 2014 ECF, APP 14:41 1 0 0 8.331220 74.593160 50

31 2 14 August 2014 ECF, APP 14:42 2 0 0 8.333122 74.593160 70

32 3 14 August 2014 ECF, APP 14:44 1 0 0 8.328510 74.594470 50

33 4 14 August 2014 ECF, APP 15:03 1 0 0 8.298790 74.608070 100

34 1 14 August 2014 APP, ASP 16:19 0 1 0 8.268090 74.632310 200

35 2 14 August 2014 APP, ASP 16:31 1 0 0 8.284700 74.615200 60

36 1 15 August 2014 ECF, APP 8:26 3 0 0 8.349080 74.573300 70

37 2 15 August 2014 ECF, APP 8:38 0 1 0 8.325920 74.569600 100

38 1 15 August 2014 APP, ASP 9:47 2 0 0 8.347996 74.581110 70

39 2 15 August 2014 APP, ASP 9:55 1 0 0 8.340339 74.590693 160

40 3 15 August 2014 APP, ASP 9:59 2 0 0 8.334649 74.593676 15

41 4 15 August 2014 APP, ASP 10:00 2 1 0 8.332171 74.594208

42 5 15 August 2014 APP, ASP 10:01 4 0 0 8.329022 74.594839 60

43 1 15 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:47 3 0 0 8.343072 74.586898 100

44 2 15 August 2014 ECF, ASP 11:52 1 0 0 8.349690 74.583383 70

45 1 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 14:38 1 0 0 8.343660 74.586200 20

46 2 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 14:51 1 0 0 8.330170 74.599400 150

47 3 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 14:57 1 0 0 8.321240 74.597790 105

48 4 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 15:01 0 1 0 8.314710 74.600400 30

49 1 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 4:14 2 0 0 8.266240 74.633400 160

50 2 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 5:03 0 1 0 8.340350 74.590950 50

51 3 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 5:08 2 0 0 8.346520 74.585000 80

52 4 3 November 2014 ECF, ALD 5:11 1 0 0 8.347750 74.582500 30

53 1 3 November 2014 ECF,ALD

54 1 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:00 1 0 0 8.348430 74.580650 40

55 2 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:02 2 0 0 8.346820 74.983620 20

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56 3 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:02 1 0 0 8.346220 74.584560 50

57 4 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:44 0 1 0 8.289590 74.289590 30

58 5 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD 10:04 1 0 0 8.266530 74.634030 280

59 1 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD,R 11:20 1 0 0 8.291250 74.610340 100

60 2 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD,R 11:48 1 0 0 8.329380 74.594330 60

61 3 4 November 2014 ECF,ALD,R 12:01 4 0 0 8.347100 74.582500 60

62 1 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 1:41 0 1 0 8.347540 74.587400 10

63 2 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 2:03 1 0 0 8.333300 74.593400 10

64 3 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 1:52 0 1 0 8.317050 74.598390 85

65 4 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 2:25 0 1 0 8.277070 74.624970 120

66 5 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 2:29 0 1 0 8.273700 74.746307 20

67 6 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 2:31 2 0 0 8.270270 74.630710 156

68 1 4 November 2014 ALD,ECF 15:48 2 0 0 8.325760 74.595460

69 1 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 10:51 1 0 0 8.347020 74.583340 40

70 2 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 10:53 1 0 0 8.345730 74.585540 30

71 3 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 11:03 0 1 0 8.331970 74.593640 120

72 4 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 11:20 0 1 0 8.306640 74.606400 50

73 5 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 11:50 1 0 0 8.364177 74.636017 40

74 6 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 11:53 1 0 0 8.264177 74.636017 145

75 1 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 12:35 3 0 0 8.270631 74.626967 15-20

76 1 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 12:40 1 0 0 8.270631 74.629669 30

77 2 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 12:49 2 0 0 8.282072 74.618225 50

78 3 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 1:25 1 0 0 8.343700 74.585472 130

79 4 5 November 2014 ALD,ECF 1:26 1 0 0 8.345581 74.583122 150

80 1 5 November 2014 ALD,SCF 2:19 1 0 0 8.340630 74.570236 100

81 1 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:56 3 0 0 120

82 2 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:56 1 0 0 100

83 3 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:56 2 0 0 50

84 4 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 9:56 2 0 0

85 1 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 11:27 2 0 0 20

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86 2 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 11:50 1 0 0

87 3 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 12:03 1 0 0 270

88 4 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 12:18 0 1 0 180

89 5 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 12:18 0 1 0 20

90 1 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 1:53 2 0 0 40

91 2 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 2:01 1 0 0 60

92 3 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 2:02 1 0 0 220

93 1 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 4:21 1 0 0 25

94 2 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 4:26 1 0 0 65

95 3 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 4:30 4 0 0 80

96 4 6 November 2014 ECF,ALD 4:35 1 0 0 30

97 1 7 November 2014 ECF,ALD 8:32 1 0 0 350

98 2 7 November 2014 ECF,ALD 8:33 1 0 0 20

99 3 7 November 2014 ECF,ALD 8:39 1 0 0 70

100 4 7 November 2014 ECF,ALD 8:41 2 0 0 50

101 5 7 November 2014 ECF,ALD 8:45 2 0 0 10

102 1 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 10:01 0 1 0 30

103 2 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 10:30 3 0 0 70

104 3 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 10:48 1 0 0 20

105 4 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 10:55 2 0 0 40

106 5 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 10:58 1 0 0 120

107 5 7 November 2014 SCF,ALD 9:20 0 1 0 70

108 1 19 January 2015 ECF, COA 4:24 1 0 0 8.346990 74.575900 55

109 2 19 January 2015 ECF, COA 4:30 1 0 0 8.345800 74.585210 72

110 1 19 January 2015 APP, EZ

111 1 20 January 2015 ECF, SF 9:39 1 0 0 8.301220 74.600630 56

112 2 20 January 2015 ECF, SF 9:52 2 0 0 8.281220 74.621000 73

113 3 20 January 2015 ECF, SF 9:53 1 0 0 8.280410 74.621710 105

114 4 20 January 2015 ECF, SF 9:55 1 0 0 8.278010 74.623870 340

115 1 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 10:56 1 0 0 8.281290 74.620260 100

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116 2 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 11:13 1 0 0 8.306000 74.604115 300

117 3 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 11:30 1 0 0 8.331890 74.593410 250

118 4 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 11:37 2 0 0 8.342773 74.587030 70

119 5 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 11:44 1 0 0 8.348070 74.777800 100

120 6 20 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:02 1 0 0 8.317940 74.571050 250

121 1 20 January 2015 EC, SF 2:12 1 0 0 8.295460 74.707440 110

122 2 20 January 2015 EC, SF 2:22 1 0 0 8.279700 74.621840 60

123 3 20 January 2015 EC, SF 2:22 1 0 0 8.279510 74.662060 120

124 4 20 January 2015 EC, SF 2:26 1 0 0 8.274540 74.620500 90

125 1 20 January 2015 APP,CO 3:20 1 0 0 8.288210 74.614290 50

126 2 20 January 2015 APP, CO 3:28 1 0 0 8.301380 74.605080 40

127 3 20 January 2015 APP, CO 3:35 2 0 0 8.315820 74.598480 200

128 1 21 January 2015 APP, SF 8:38 1 0 0 8.347950 74.572950 300

129 2 21 January 2015 APP, SF 8:50 3 0 0 8.324900 74.569410 80

130 1 21 January 2015 ECF, EZ 9:25 3 0 0 8.329760 74.567100 240

131 2 21 January 2015 ECF, EZ 9:45 1 0 0 8.343280 74.587820 35

132 3 21 January 2015 ECF, EZ 10:06 2 0 0 8.305340 74.605180 90

133 1 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 10:15 5 0 0 8.291450 74.612600 60

134 1 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 11:41 1 0 0 8.272020 74.627760 200

135 2 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:25 1 0 0 8.323250 74.593810 150

136 3 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:39 1 0 0 8.347330 74.579710 50

137 4 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:43 1 0 0 8.345180 74.573160 100

138 5 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:50 1 0 0 8.335210 74.568700 80

139 6 21 January 2015 COA, EZ 12:52 2 0 0 8.333160 74.568670 100

140 1 21 January 2015 APP, SF 13:25 1 0 0 8.318600 74.568980 120

141 2 21 January 2015 APP, SF 13:27 2 0 0 8.321070 74.568270 70

142 3 21 January 2015 APP, SF 13:36 1 0 0 8.336180 74.566250 40

143 4 21 January 2015 APP, SF 13:48 1 0 0 8.349760 74.577610 30

144 5 21 January 2015 APP, SF 13:50 1 0 0 8.349120 74.580520 170

145 1 22 January 2015 APP, COA 9:25 1 0 0 8.340590 74.590630 70

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146 2 22 January 2015 APP, COA 9:57 1 0 0 8.290190 74.614800 80

147 3 22 January 2015 APP, COA 10:02 1 0 0 8.282950 74.620650 90

148 4 22 January 2015 APP, COA 10:11 1 0 0 8.271620 74.630210 100

149 1 22 January 2015 SF, EZ 11:03 1 0 0 8.282011 74.618370 100

150 2 22 January 2015 SF, EZ 11:10 1 0 0 8.290040 74.611470 200

151 3 22 January 2015 SF, EZ 12:03 4 0 0 8.315990 74.570440 150

152 1 22 January 2015 ECF, COA 12:46 1 0 0 8.315220 74.568940 80

153 2 22 January 2015 ECF, COA 12:59 1 0 0 8.335230 74.566340 47

154 1 22 January 2015 APP,SF 14:07 2 0 0 8.299420 74.606460 90

155 2 22 January 2015 APP,SF 14:17 1 0 0 8.285510 74.617480 50

156 3 22 January 2015 APP,SF 14:37 3 0 0 8.257500 74.638320 N/A

157 1 22 January 2015 ECF, EZ 15:16 1 0 0 8.275190 74.624700 70

158 2 22 January 2015 ECF, EZ 16:02 2 0 0 8.341380 74.580200 160

159 3 22 January 2015 ECF, EZ 16:06 1 0 0 8.347070 74.580680 80

160 4 22 January 2015 ECF, EZ 16:08 2 0 0 8.347620 74.578670 60

161 5 22 January 2015 ECF, EZ 16:20 1 0 0 8.328200 74.560950 120

162 2 9 May 2015 ECF, NP 11:26 1 0 0 -8.337640 -74.569600 180

163 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:18 0 1 0 -8.328890 -74.570420 40

164 2 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:24 0 1 0 -8.326400 -74.569150 50

165 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:56 2 0 0 -8.340890 -74.570400 150

166 2 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:58 3 0 0 -8.341840 -74.570920 170

167 3 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:59 1 0 0 -8.343920 -74.572490 320

168 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

169 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:12 0 1 0 -8.299300 -74.607310 210

170 2 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:16 1 0 0 -8.294470 -74.610390 130

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171 3 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:20 2 0 0 -8.290110 -74.613780 210

172 4 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:42 2 0 0 -8.265220 -74.635090 110

173 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

12:40 5 0 0 -8.211150 -74.622640 40

174 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 2 0 0 -8.300200 -74.603680 70

175 2 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 3 0 0 -8.300440 -74.603520 100

176 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 2 0 0 -8.342420 -74.571150 10

177 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 0 1 0 -8.333560 -74.569110 20

178 1 9 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 2 0 0 -8.324780 -74.595150 150

179 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 0 0 1 -8.331740 -74.592350 100

180 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

NA 1 0 0 -8.310500 -74.571050 60

181 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

182 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:19 5 0 0 -8.341920 -74.569930 90

183 2 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:20 2 0 0 -8.342500 -74.570010 140

184 3 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:24 2 0 0 -8.347460 -74.575460 130

185 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:32 2 0 0 -8.344595 -74.583530 40

186 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

187 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

13:05 2 0 0 -8.276680 -74.625800 130

188 2 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

13:05 0 1 0 -8.276680 -74.625800 140

189 3 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

13:17 2 0 0 -8.262100 -74.637410 40

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190 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

14:22 1 0 0 -8.294700 -74.609030 40

191 2 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

14:23 1 0 0 -8.296010 -74.608100 30

192 1 10 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

193 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

194 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:06 1 0 0 -8.329880 -74.594380 100

195 2 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:13 1 0 0 -8.319400 -74.597270 80

196 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

9:53 2 0 0 -8.297730 -74.607700 120

197 2 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:00 3 0 0 -8.287520 -74.614760 210

198 3 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:11 1 0 0 -8.274410 -74.626720 140

199 4 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:14 1 0 0 -8.271670 -74.630360 80

200 5 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:21 4 0 0 -8.261630 -74.637320 60

201 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:49 1 0 0 -8.259990 -74.638190 50

202 2 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

10:49 1 0 0 -8.259990 -74.638130 80

203 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:14 1 0 0 -8.278760 -74.621680 60

204 2 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:25 1 0 0 -8.289690 -74.612670 80

205 3 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:32 3 0 0 -8.298610 -74.606580 370

206 4 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

11:36 1 0 0 -8.304140 -74.603560 40

207 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

208 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

12:41 0 1 0 -8.316500 -74.571070 40

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209 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

210 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

14:27 0 0 0 -8.340220 -74.589250 60

211 1 11 May 2015 ECF, NP

0 0 0 0.000000 0.000000

Table Number 4. Environmental conditions of transects.

record

line D M Y

Cloud

BF

Glare

Rain

Temp Start

Depth Start

Temp Finish

Depth Finish

Count Start

Count Finish

Start Lat

Start Lon End Lat End Lon

1 1 12

8 201

4 40 1 20 0 33.5 1.1 32 1.5 15:07 16:40

8.31819

74.57133

8.2577 74.639

81

2 2 12

8 2014

40 1 20 0 33.5 1.1 32 1.5 15:07 16:40 8.3181

9 74.571

33 8.2577

74.63981

3 3 12

8 2014

40 1 20 0 33.5 1.1 32 1.5 15:07 16:40 8.3181

9 74.571

33 8.2577

74.63981

4 4 12

8 2014

40 1 20 0 33.5 1.1 32 1.5 15:07 16:40 8.3181

9 74.571

33 8.2577

74.63981

5 5 12

8 2014

40 1 20 0 33.5 1.1 32 1.5 15:07 16:40 8.3181

9 74.571

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Address list and web links Regional Government of Ucayali (http://www.regionucayali.gob.pe/)

Municipality of Yarinacocha (http://www.muniyarinacocha.gob.pe/)

Ministry of Environment (http://www.minam.gob.pe/)

Ministry of Production (http://www.produce.gob.pe/)

Institute of Amazon Investigation (http://www.iiap.org.pe/)

DIREPRO-Ucayali

Direction of Tourism-Ucayali

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Ministry of Environment- Biodiversity sector

Ministry of Production (Fisheries) -Sustainable development sector

Institute of Amazon Investigation-Ucayali and Loreto offices

DIREPRO-Ucayali

Direction of Tourism-Ucayali


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