Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez & Núria Patiño
Date: 07/06/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 7th of June 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 | |
| 07:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 08:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 08:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Early this morning we experienced winds above 20 knots. At 7:00 we saw two small boats crossing the ZTA towards the north; the type of boat indicated that they were probably divers. One hour later, we spotted two small boats crossing the buffer zone and outside in the Vaquita Refuge area heading to San Felipe, which were most likely the same two small boats.
One Navy vessel was seen going from San Felipe to the anchored warship in the north corner of the buffer zone and back at noon. The Navy speedboat patrolled the ZTA during the late afternoon. In the evening there was some small boats going north of the Vaquita Refuge.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 7th of June.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 7:00.
