Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez & Núria Patiño
Date: 13/06/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 13th of June from 6:00 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 in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 22:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Small boats in the ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 06:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23:00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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.
The Seahorse entered the ZTA right before 6:00 and headed to San Felipe to pick up crew members. During the early morning, some small boats were seen fishing near San Felipe or crossing to the north of the Vaquita Refuge.
No activity was seen in the ZTA and the surrounding areas for the rest of the day. During the night 5 small boats were seen stationary west outside of the ZTA.
Figure 1. Radar screenshot at 12:00.
Figure 2. Close up of the radar screenshot at 23:00. Small fishing boats are marked in green.
