Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez
Date: 21/05/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 21st of May from 00:00 to 23:00 (except 10:00) 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 | |
| 05:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 06:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 07:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 08:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 09:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18:00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 07:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 06:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 08:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA: 2.
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 1.
Vaquita survey resumed today at 5:30. During the morning there was little small boat activity in the ZTA apart from some boats crossing. Around 12:00 the survey finished for the day.
At 18:00 we detected two small boats stationary inside the ZTA and moments after we confirmed they were pulling nets. We contacted the Navy and they responded affirmatively, but less than 20 minutes later the two small boats finished retrieving their gear and left the ZTA quickly, heading towards the northeast. We informed the Navy and made sure there was no fishing gear left in the area. Some other small boats were seen heading northeast during the evening.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 21st of May.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 18:00.
