Fishing concepts... fishing crew develop their own albatross scaring device.
Akira sails to the fishing area, and during the journey, I build the tori lines cables (bird scaring lines) together with the crew. They learned a lot, and so did I!
The wide experience of these men makes them capable of absorbing and implementing new technologies with expertise.
Therefore, the 'concept' of tori line was quickly incorporated with common sense. The activity was concentrated in the poop of the boat where a short explanation on the use and applicability of tori line was directed to the crew.
The general idea of 'for what' and of 'why' of my presence there in their 'house' was understood by all the crew and I was welcomed with respect and affection, making my presence on board easy and pleasant helping me to develop my work together with the skipper and crew.
The crew members as a whole had collaborated with the setting up of the equipment. They had even considered the use of alternative materials to make the scaring lines. They were resourceful, they suggested that the nylon normally used as fishing gear branch lines (normally discarded as garbage after use) be substituted for the twisted cable (palhinha). This would make the cost of the tori line cheaper and give use to a material that would normally be discarded.
Additionally, they realised that they could also use the straps from the fishermen's waterproof deck suits for another part of the tori line.
As a results of this joint effort, two tori lines had been created and used side by side. One was a scientifically produced line which was being developed through at-sea trials and the other one the fruit of the creativity of these notable men of the sea.
It really was a case of 'the technical and the practical, side by side, in pursuit of a common value'.