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International Fishing

Arrival Report and Station Search From the Port

What is a port station search?
Searching vessels that are loaded with marine products caught in overseas and entering domestic ports to determine whether it was illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
Legal basis
Ocean Industry Development (OID) Act Article 14 (Port station search) and its Enforcement Rule 23 (Report of port entry and port station search) & 23-2 (Port authority search center)
Search target
  • Vessels loaded with fish species managed by the International Fisheries Organization (IFO)
  • Vessels registered as illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing vessels by the IFO or foreign governments
  • Vessels suspected of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing notified by the IFO or a foreign government and requested for a search
  • Vessels of countries designated as illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing countries by foreign governments
  • Vessels loaded with restricted fish species listed in the Cooperation Agreement with foreign governments to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Processing procedure
  • 01
    Report of port entry (captain) 24 hours prior
  • 02
    Selecting inspection target Head of regional office
  • 03
    Notification of inspection Applicant, Port management operation agency
  • 04
    Location of the inspection Head of regional office
  • 05
    Port search Within 48 hours
  • 06
    Taking action accordance to confirmation with IUU Prohibition of entry/departure or restrictions on unloading or transshipment
Submitted to
  • Regional office of National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (NFQS)
Fees
  • None

Prevention of IUU Fishing Between Korea and Russia

Legal basis
  • Notice on Implementation of IUU Fishing Prevention Agreement between Government of the Russian Republic of Korea and the Government of the Russia (Notice of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF)) window_icon
Processing procedure
Exchange of information on import and export of Russian vessels
Processing procedure picture
  • IUU : Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated

EUcatch certificate

Legal basis
  • EC IUU Control Law (EC 1005/2008)
  • Issuance procedure regulations for EU and Japan on catch certificates (MOF regulations) window_icon
Application
Application documents
Application documents
Catch Certificate Coastal sea catch -1 copy of catch certificate (simplified version) according to Form 1 or 2
-1 copy of fishing permit or fishing license
-1 copy of document confirming fishing operation
-1 copy of transaction statement (if producer is different from applicant)
Deep sea catch -1 copy of catch certificate (simplified version) according to Form 1 or 2
-1 copy of the operation log (omitted if an electronic operation report is made) and a copy of the operation confirmation certificate (Form 6 format)
-1 copy of transaction statement (if producer is different from applicant)
-1 copy of landing volume of ocean catch report (when landing at domestic port)
Fishery product information Fishery products -1 copy of seafood product manual
-1 copy of third country catch certificate
How to write
  • The catch certificate must be written in English except for the signature
  • Appropriate font size must be used for readability, and each item must be written in details
  • If any false information is discovered in the application for an approved/issued catch certificate, the certificate will be canceled, and the applicant will be suspended from another issuance for one year from the date of cancellation

International Fisheries Organization for Conservation Management

Status of catch certificate (statistics) system by organization
Status of catch certificate (statistics) system by organization
Organization Catch certificate system Statistical certification system Electronic
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) X Bigeye tuna X
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) X Bigeye tuna X
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) X Bigeye tuna, Swordfish X
O Bigeye tuna O
(Since May of 2016)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) O Southern bluefin tuna X
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) O Dissostichus species O
Implementing conservation and management measures of International Fisheries Management Organization
  • Implementation of the CCSBT on Southern Bluefin Tuna Catch Certification System (Notice of the MOF)
  • Implementation of the ICCAT on Bluefin Tuna Catch Certification System (Notice of the MOF)
  • Notice on implementation of Bigeye Tuna and Swordfish Statistical Documentation System (Notice of the MOF)
  • CCAMLR notice on Implementation of Catch Certification System (Notice of the MOF)
  • International Fisheries Organization Notice on Implementation of Fishery Regulations (Notice of the MOF)
  • Confirmation method for yellowfin tuna import (Notice of the MOF)

Catch Certification System

Processing procedure
  • 01
    Application for issuance of fishing certificate Exporter -> Flagged country of fishing vessel
  • 02
    Review operation information Agency from flagged state
  • 03
    Issuance of fishing certificate Agency from flagged state -> Exporter
  • 04
    Report arrival at port (submit catch certificate) Captain, shipping agency → NFQS
  • 05
    Review and confirm catch certificate Regional office of NFQS
  • 06
    Arrival and disembarkation NFQS
Catch certification system and its target fish species
  • The catch certification system is a system in which the competent government agency of the country where the fishing vessel is registered reviews the fishing information on the catch of the vessel, determines whether the catch is legal, and issues a catch certificate (effective from June , 2017)
  • Target fish species: Bobo Croaker, Longneck Croaker, and Saury
  • Type : Product whose original form can be recognized as HSK0302 (refrigerated product), 0303 (frozen product)
Image of target fish species
  • Bobo Croaker image
    Bobo Croaker
  • Longneck Croaker image
    Longneck Croaker
  • Saury image
    Saury
Issuance of fishing certificate
  • Oversea products : MOF East Sea Fishery Management Group Fishing Surveillance Center
  • Imported products : Responsible agency of fishing country (refer to sea information)
Submission of catch certificate
  • Applicant : The captain or shipping agent of a vessel that loads the target fish species and wishes to enter a domestic port
  • When : 24 hours before the port entry
  • Location : 14 NFQS centers