Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura S.
Date: 30/09/2023
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 30th of September from 00:00 to 23:00 with radar observations. The hours not represented in this table correspond to hours when no small boats were seen in the ZTA or outside.
| Hour | Small boats Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hour | Small boats in the ZTA Expansion | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Small boats in the Buffer Zone | ||||
|
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 | |
| 07:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19:00 | 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.
Today the weather conditions were rough, especially during the morning, and we saw no small boats in the area until the afternoon. At 7:00 we spotted one small boat with no nets on board anchored in the Vaquita Refuge south of the ZTA; after some minutes they picked up their anchor and left. At 15:00 we spotted a small boat in the southeast area of the ZTA, which moved outside when we started approaching them.
During the evening some small boats were seen south of the ZTA.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today, 30th of September.
Figure 2. Radar screenshot at 15:00.
