Ship: Seahorse
Name: Laura S. & Nuria P.
Date: 20/04/2024
Ship’s Activity: Monitoring
| Hour | Small boats Inside ZTA | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 05:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 06:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 07:00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 08:00 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 09:00 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10:00 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 12:00 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Small boats in the ZTA Extension | ||||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | Crossing | |
| 06:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 08:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Table 1. Small boat counting was done during the 20th of April 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hour | Small boats in the VR | |||
|
Total |
Net Fishing | Divers | Potential Net Fishing | |
| 06:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 07:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 08:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 09:00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 12:00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 13:00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 14:00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 15:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 16:00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 17:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20:00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 21:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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: 2.
Total number of different small fishing boats fishing today in the ZTA Buffer Zone: 0.
We arrived back at the ZTA around 21:00 of the 19th of April. For the last 3 hours of the day, there were just two small boats seen in the Vaquita Refuge west of the ZTA.
Activity started shortly before 7:00, when small boats started crossing the area heading to the northeast. Diver boats also started to gather in the center of the ZTA; the maximum number for the day was 7.
At 9:00 there were several small boats seen in the west area in the Extension and the Vaquita Refuge, a couple of them with flags (buoy markers) in the water. At 13:00 we were at the south corner and spotted a dispersed group of small boats in the area outside of the ZTA. In the early afternoon a Navy vessel Interceptor was seen patrolling the area.
During the evening some small boats grouped in the west area outside of the ZTA. At 21:30 the Interceptor checked on the small boats outside of the Vaquita Refuge close to the beach and went back to port around midnight.
Figure 1. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA today, 20th of April.
Figure 2. Small fishing boat activity in the ZTA Extension today, 20th of April.
Figure 3. Radar screenshot at 8:00.
