Ship: Farley Mowat
Name: Jason Fonseca
Date: 12/03/2022
Ship’s Activity: Patrolling
Table 1. Panga counting done during the 3rd of December from 07:30 to 16:30 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen in the ZTA.
| Hour | Panga Inside ZTA | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 07:30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 08:30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 09:30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10:30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11:30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12:30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15:30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 16:30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Panga Outside ZTA | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 07:30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 08:30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 09:30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 10:30 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 11:30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 12:30 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 13:30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 14:30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 15:30 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16:30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Five pangas were seen fishing illegally in the ZTA today. A SITREP was sent at 09:30 regarding two pangas fishing in the ZTA. Navy vessel Interceptor responded within the hour. The Interceptor arrived to the ZTA at 10:30 but headed north of our location to patrol the CE sector. At 11:30 the Interceptor arrives to our location and instructs a no name panga to finish pulling their nets from the area. Interceptor leaves the ZTA at 11:45. At 11:45 Navy vessel Defender arrives to patrol the E sector. A second SITREP was sent at 12:30 and the Defender came to inspect pangas fishing just outside of the ZTA. Another whale was seen spouting at 12:15 in the ZTA, too far to ID accurately.
Figure 1. Panga activity throughout the day. Dive pangas came in and out of radar range as we approached the S sector at 09:30. Large spikes in potential net fishing activity due to pangas crossing ZTA at 07:30 and 15:30.
Figure 2. Pangas fishing illegally in CW/S sector of the ZTA.
Figure 3. Radar target TT 040 was Navy vessel Defender arriving to our location to investigate pangas fishing with nets along the border of the ZTA.
