Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez
Date: 24/05/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 24th of May from 00:00 to 23:00 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 | |
06:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
07:00 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
08:00 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
09:00 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
10:00 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
11:00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
12:00 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
13:00 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
14:00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
15:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
07:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
08:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
06:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
09:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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: 0.
Vaquita survey resumed today at 5:30. Several small boats were seen in the center of the ZTA during the morning and were confirmed to be diving. Their numbers increased around 9:00 and they started leaving in the afternoon. Around 13:00 the survey finished for the day.
During the afternoon there was some activity of Navy vessels going to and from the warship, which was stationary in the buffer zone.

Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 24th of May.

Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 9:00.