Ship: Seahorse
Name: RPH
Date: 08/April/2023
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Small Fishing boat counting was done during the night of the 07th of April from 21:00 to 23:59 with radar observations, visual observation, and photography. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no boats were seen in the ZTA or outside.
No small fishing boats were found inside the ZTA
Table 1. Small Fishing Boat counting was done on the 8th of April from 00:00 to 22:00 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no boats were seen in the ZTA or outside.
| Hour | Pangas Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 19:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hour | Pangas ZTA Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 19:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hour | Pangas Outside ZTA | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 03:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total number of different small boat fishing today in the ZTA: 3.
Total number of different small boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 3.
Around 18:30 some small fishing boats started to arrive at the northwest area of the VR.
We were approaching the area when 2 boats went inside the ZTA, we sent the drone to confirm they were fishing. We reported to the navy. The boats remained to pull the nets until they finish and left the area. No navy vessel approached the area.
Figure 1. Small Boat activity in the ZTA today 8th of April.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 19:55, target in the radar belong to small fishing boats inside the ZTA.
