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Farley Mowat

Name: Shainéa Reilly

Date: 29/09/2022

Ship’s Activity: Patrolling

 

Table 1. Panga counting done during the night of the 28th of September from 20:00 to the 29th of September 06:30 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen.

Hour Pangas ZTA Pangas Outside ZTA
05:20 1 0
05:45 0 0
06:20 0 1
06:30 1 0

Notes:  No visible panga activity over the night. Early hours of the morning there was an unknown large vessel, when it became lighter, and we approached a little closer we noted it was a buoy tender and they were dropping the concrete blocks. A couple of pangas crossed the ZTA towards Consag

The moment when at 5:55 on 29th September there was 1 unknown large vessel, later identified as a Buoy Tender (Sagitario BB04) dropping the concrete blocks.

Table 2. Panga counting done during the 29th of September from 06:30 to 08:00 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen.

Hour Pangas ZTA Pangas Outside ZTA
Total Shrimp Divers Unknown Other Total Shrimp Divers Unknown Other
07:25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07:30 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
07:50 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08:00 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Notes: Buoy Tender still in ZTA dropping concrete blocks in the south side of the ZTA. 3 dive boats entered and became stationary inside the centre of the ZTA by 08:00. Only a couple of unknown pangas crossing the ZTA.

The moment there was the buoy tender dropping blocks inside the ZTA at 07:35 and also a couple of pangas crossing the ZTA.

Table 3. Panga counting done during the 29th of September from 8:00 am to 20:00 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen.

Hour Pangas ZTA Pangas Outside ZTA
Total Shrimp Divers Unknown Total Shrimp Divers Unknown
08:05 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
08:20 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 1
09:00 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
09:30 8 0 5 3 0 0 0 0
10:10 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 1
10:30 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
11:50 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 1
12:25 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
12:45 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 1
13:05 4 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
13:35 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
14:20 3 0 3 1 1 0 1 0
15:35 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
16:05 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
17:35 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
18:10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
18:50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
19:30 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

 Note:  Dive pangas identified, and photos taken, 5 were stationary inside the centre of ZTA by 09:00. At 10:30 Navy warship was present just outside the south centre section of the ZTA, remained in and out of ZTA all day until 14:45. Many unknown pangas crossing the ZTA throughout the day.

The moment at 17:35 when there were 7 pangas crossing towards San Felipe in the Vaquita Refuge. Target number 43 is the Navy vessel, anchored near port.

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