Fish Farm Claims in China *Update*
Huatai Marine has provided a new update on fish farming in coastal China
Update 23 May 2023
Huatai Marine has provided a new update on the distribution, characteristics and coordinates of fishery farms along the coast of China and their suggestions to avoid incidents and claims.
Read their Circular PNI [2023]04 to find out more:
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Chinese – Click Here (link to attached)
Update 15 December 2021
Huatai Marine has provided a further update on fish farming in China.
Their Circular PNI [2021]13 provides details on the changes to the geographical extent of fishery farms in the Lanshan area and a summary of their recent claims experience.
Read the Huatai Circular here:
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Chinese – Click Here
2 August 2021
Huatai Marine has provided a new update on fish farming in China, summarising the reduction in reported incidents over recent years.
Incidents have generally concerned merchant vessels inadvertently entering fish farms; some of which were relatively new and did not have any obvious markings.
Huatai Circular PNI[2021]10 provides information on the measures taken to prevent incidents involving fish farms and includes updates on the geographical locations of fish farms in:
- Lanshan, Shandong Province
- Longkou, Shandong Province
- Ningde, Fujian Province
- Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province
Read the Huatai Circular here:
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- Chinese – Click Here
16 October 2019
Local correspondents Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd have provided updated information on the location of fish farms at Lanshan, China.
The Circular also outlines recent claims history, problem areas and suggested precautionary actions. Huatai Circular PNI1906 can be read here.
8 August 2018
Vessels entering fish farm areas in China are resulting in numerous claims.
Most incidents are reported to involve merchant vessels inadvertently entering fish farms off the coast of Lanshan in the Shandong Province. Some of the affected fisheries are relatively new and do not have any obvious markings. Local MSA offices have published warnings and notices for some fisheries on their websites, but it is understood that many are not marked on Chinese charts.
Local correspondents Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd has provided guidance on the subject, outlining recent claims history, problem areas and suggested precautionary actions.
Huatai Circular PNI1813 can be read here.