Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez & Núria Patiño
Date: 22/06/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 22nd 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 00:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 01:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 03:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 07:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12:00 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 14:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 22:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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.
During the morning, some diver small boats crossed the buffer zone to the north, and one stayed in the ZTA until probably the early afternoon. At noon went north of the ZTA and we were able to spot about 20 small boats grouped in the northern part of the Vaquita Refuge; we saw that at least a few of them were divers. During the evening several small boats were seen coming from that area heading back to San Felipe.
The Navy vessel defender was seen patrolling the border of the ZTA and the buffer zone during the morning and afternoon.
During the night, several small boats gathered in the southwest outside the ZTA.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 22nd of June.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 11:24, with the group of 20 small boats in the north of the Vaquita Refuge.
