Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura Sánchez & Núria Patiño
Date: 29/06/23
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 29th 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 | |
| 06:00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 07:00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 08:00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 09:00 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hour | Small boats in the Buffer Zone | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 13:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 14:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 21:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 22:00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 23:00 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
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.
From just before 6:00 some divers started grouping in the center of the ZTA and they all mostly left in the early afternoon. The Navy vessel defender was also seen patrolling the area in the afternoon.
Small fishing boat activity in the southwest and west outside of the ZTA started around 19:00. We launched the drone and confirmed 1 small boat was net fishing. The Navy interceptor was seen shortly before 22:00.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today 29th of June.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 9:00.
