Ship: Seahorse
Name: Heidy M. & Laura S
Date: 22/10/2023
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
| Hour | Small boats Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 07:00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 08:00 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 09:00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 14:00 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hour | Small boats in the ZTA Extension | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 06:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 22nd of October 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 in the Buffer Zone | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 00:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 01:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 02:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 04:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 05:00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 06:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 07:00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 08:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21:00 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 22:00 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 23:00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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 Extension: 3.
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 0.
Diver boats started to arrive at the center of the ZTA shortly before 7:00. There was a maximum of 8 and the last ones left the area at 15:20.
During the late evening and night there was small boat activity towards the southwest outside of the ZTA in front of San Felipe.
At 21:45, a small boat was seen entering the ZTA extension. The drone confirmed they were fishing, and the Navy was contacted shortly after. By 23:00, two other small boats were observed inside the extension fishing. Half and hour later, one of the small boats left and the last two remaining small boats retrieved and left the extension an hour later.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today, 22nd of October.
Figure 2. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA Extension today, 22nd of October.
Figure 3. Radar screenshot at 7:00. Target number 37 is the small boat fishing, and target 38 was one of the diver boats.
Figure 4. Radar screenshot at 00:00. Target numbers 44 and 45 are small boats fishing inside the extension of the ZTA.
