Ship: Seahorse
Name: RPH
Date: 22/04/2023
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the night of the 21 th of april from 20:00 to 23:59 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no small boats were seen in the ZTA or outside.
| Hour | Boats in the ZTA | Boats in the Buffer Zone | Boats in the VR |
| 20:00 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 21:00 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 22:00 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 23:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Table 2. Small boat counting was done during the 22 th 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 boats Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 10:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 19:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 09:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 12:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 18:00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 00:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 01:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 02:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 03:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 04:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 09:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10:00 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 11:00 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 12:00 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 13:00 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 14:00 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 15:00 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 16:00 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 17:00 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 18:00 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 19:00 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA: 0.
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone:11 .
No small boats were found fishing inside the ZTA, but around 18:30, the MV Seahorse was patrolling the east border of the ZTA when the sonar showed a Ghost net in the bottom.
The navy was reported, and proceeded to search the net, due to the strong current and weather conditions, they schedule it for the next morning.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 22th of April.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 17:08 a big number of boats fishing in the VR but none fishing inside the ZTA, Vallarta warship and Seahorse patrolling the area.
Figure 3. Radar screenshot at 18:35, shows the position of a ghost net found inside the ZTA.
