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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=4>Old men and the sea: Peruvian
fishermen who've spent their lives harvesting local waters... and who now face
losing it all</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>By <A class=author
href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Associated++Press+Reporter"
rel=nofollow>Associated Press Reporter</A></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=article-timestamp>28 December 2012 </SPAN></DIV>
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href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254029/The-old-men-sea-Stunning-photographs-fishermen-spent-lives-harvesting-waters-Peru.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254029/The-old-men-sea-Stunning-photographs-fishermen-spent-lives-harvesting-waters-Peru.html</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em"
size=5>Fishermen living around Peru's largest port have harvested the sea as a
means of survival since the 16th century. Their way of life, however, is soon
bound to change.<BR></FONT></P>
<P style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em"
size=5>Many of them fear a project to modernize El Callao, transforming it into
the most important port on South America's Pacific coast, will force them to
abandon fishing.<BR></FONT></P>
<P style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em"
size=5>Development of the port undertaken by APM Terminals, a global shipping
industry giant based in the Netherlands, will expand port operations over the
next several years.<BR></FONT></P>
<P style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em"
size=5>The impact that modernization may soon have on fishing isn't the only
worry weighing down on the port's fishermen.<BR></FONT></P>
<P style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 1.2em"
size=5>Decades ago, Peru's coastline provided a plentiful bounty. But
overfishing has depleted the waters of scorpion fish, horse mackerel and mullet.
Fishermen once arrived at El Callao's pelican-infested docks and sold as much as
110 pounds of fish. These days, no more than 15 pounds are offered.</FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=5><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Life on the sea"
src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/28/article-0-16AB8166000005DC-881_964x651.jpg"
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<P class=imageCaption>Life on the sea: Fisherman Raymundo Manso smokes a
cigarette after docking at the port of El Callao, Peru</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="At work: "
src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/28/article-0-16AB639F000005DC-885_964x650.jpg"
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<P class=imageCaption>At work: Fisherman Alvaro rows a small boat during a
fishing expedition in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of El Callao,
Peru</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Way of life"
src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/28/article-0-16AB796D000005DC-435_964x1457.jpg"
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<P class=imageCaption>Way of life: Juan Mont, 76, a former shell diver, now
works guarding 'boliches,' the Peruvian term for boats that are used by
fishermen who fish with nets, at the port of El Callao, Peru</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Heavy load"
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<P class=imageCaption>Heavy load: Fishermen work together to lift a net full of
anchovies into their boat during a fishing expedition </P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=imageCaption>Deluge: Marvin Vega unloads a crate of anchovies from the
holding area boats that are used by fishermen who fish with nets</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Man of the sea"
src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/28/article-2254029-16AB793A000005DC-809_964x663.jpg"
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<P class=imageCaption>Man of the sea: Humberto Cova Mendoza, who works skinning
fish, poses for a portrait at the port of El Callao, Peru</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Play hard"
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<P class=imageCaption>Play hard: Fishermen and dock workers play a card game at
the port in El Callao, Peru</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt=Break
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<P class=imageCaption>Break: fishermen Lucho Revilla Silva, top, and Jose Luis
Guerero return to the port of El Callao, after a night of fishing</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt=Nap
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<P class=imageCaption>Nap: Fisherman Walter Richardi naps on the stern of a
fishing boat, headed to a productive fishing area for anchovies, followed by a
flock of seabirds, in the Pacific Ocean</P></DIV>
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<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="At ease:"
src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/28/article-0-16AB72BD000005DC-807_964x660.jpg"
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<P class=imageCaption>At ease: Fishermen eating lunch in the bow of a fishing
boat, docked in the port of El Callao, after a night of fishing in the Pacific
waters off the coast of Peru</P></DIV>
<DIV><IMG class=blkBorder alt="Life on water"
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<P class=imageCaption>Life on water: Fisherman Alvaro rows his boat in the
Pacific Ocean off the coast of the port of El Callao, Peru</P></DIV></DIV>
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