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Ship: Seahorse

Name: RPH

Date: 20/04/2023

Ship’s Activity: Monitoring

 

Table 1. Small fishing boat counting was done during the night of the 19 th of April from 20:00 to 23:59 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen in the ZTA or outside.

Hour Boats in the ZTA Boats in the Buffer Zone Boats in the VR
22:00 0 4 12
21:00 0 0 6
22:00 0 0 8
23:00 0 0 6

 

Table 2. Small fishing boat counting was done on the 20th of April from 00:00 to 20:00 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no pangas were seen in the ZTA or outside.

Hour Small fishing boats ZTA
 

Total

Net Fishing Divers Potential Net Fishing Crossing
00:00 1 0 0 0 1
17:00 2 0 0 1 1
18:00 2 1 0 0 1
19:00 4 0 0 0 4
Hour Small fishing boats  ZTA Buffer Zone
 

Total

Net Fishing Divers Potential Net Fishing
14:00 3 0 0 3
15:00 8 0 0 8
16:00 10 0 0 10
17:00 6 0 0 6
18:00 8 0 0 8
19:00 8 0 0 8

 

 

Hour Small fishing boat  Outside ZTA
 

Total

Net Fishing Divers Potential Net Fishing
00:00 2 0 0 2
01:00 2 0 0 2
02:00 2 0 0 2
14:00 28 0 0 28
15:00 30 0 0 30
16:00 38 0 0 38
17:00 35 0 0 35
18:00 40 0 0 40
19:00 39 0 0 39

 

Total number of different Small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA: 1.

 

Total number of different Small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 10.

At 9:57 the MV Seahorse was found floating a California Sea Lion around the area of the Roca Consag, made the report, and reported to the authorities.

At 18:16 we detected with the radar a boat inside of the ZTA, the MV Seahorse approached the area and launched the drone.

5 minutes after we confirmed the boat was pulling a fishing net inside of the ZTA, we contacted the navy and started to approach closer to the area.

The Navy confirmed the report and started the protocol.

The fishing boat started to leave the area some minutes later.

Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 20th of April.

Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 18:54, target 94 shows the fishing boat inside the ZTA, 83 is the navy warship.

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