Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura S. & Heidy M.
Date: 23/10/2023
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
| Hour | Small boats Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 17:00 | 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 | |
| 00:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 23rd 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 | |
| 12:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23:00 | 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 Extension: 4.
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 1.
At 00:00, the two small boats observed in the extension continued pulling in their nets. Both small boats left the extension after 01:00.
During the early morning hours, due to bad weather, no small boat activity was observed. At 12:10, a small boat was observed fishing in the buffer zone; they left shortly after 16:00.
Around 18:40 a stationary small boat was spotted in the ZTA Extension, the drone was launched and it was confirmed they were net fishing. The Navy was contacted minutes later. They stayed in the area until 21:40. Another small boat entered the extension around 23:00 and left within 45 minutes.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today, 23rd of October.
Figure 2. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA Extension today, 23rd of October.
Figure 3. Radar screenshot at 19:00. Target number 4 is the small boat fishing.
