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Scientist’s Report 05.24.23

By May 24, 2023May 27th, 2023No Comments

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.

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