Date: 15 June 2026

Oasis Circular No.: 2604

Subject: Update on Fishery Farms around Rizhao, Lanshan and Lianyungang ports, China

Following our circular 2603 dated 19 March 2026 (copy attached) regarding the fishery farms around the Chinese coast, some new fishery farms have been identified near the ports of Rizhao, Lanshan and Lianyungang recently. Incidents of vessels running into these farms have been reported in recent months.

Rizhao & Lanshan port

The new area is marked as “Area 10” in the map below, with the following coordinates:

(1) Area 1 is bounded by the line joining following eight points:

35°12'31 "N, 119°57'59" E;

35°12'31 "N, 120°00'43" E;

35°12'05 "N, 120°01'08" E;

35°10'23 "N, 120°01'15" E;

35°10'25 "N, 120°02'08" E;

35°09'02 "N, 120°02'16" E;

35°08'59 "N, 119°59'15" E;

35°11'57 "N, 119°57'59" E.

 (2) Area 2 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35°10'18 "N, 119°54'04" E;

35°10'07 "N, 119°57'05" E;

35°07'07 "N, 119°56'52" E;

35°07'12 "N, 119°53'12" E.

(3) Area 3 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35°05'46 "N, 119°52'46" E;

35°05'42 "N, 119°57'19" E;

35°03'20 "N, 119°56'48" E;

35°03'20 "N, 119°52'04" E.

(4) Area 4 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35°06'24 "N, 119°47'53" E;

35°06'26 "N, 119°50'39" E;

35°03'00 "N, 119°49'26" E;

35°03'13 "N, 119°46'29" E.

(5) Area 5 is bounded by the line joining following five points:

35°02'31 "N, 119°36'19" E;

35°02'12 "N, 119°44'51" E;

35°00'23 "N, 119°44'52" E;

35°00'18 "N, 119°40'19" E;

35°01'08 "N, 119°36'08" E.

(6) Area 6 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35°11'56.896 "N, 119°54'32.466" E;

35°11'56.954 "N, 119°56'01.152" E;

35°11'12.346 "N, 119°56'13.709" E;

35°11'12.272 "N, 119°54'19.914 "E.

(7) Area 7 is bounded by the line joining following five points:

35°27'42"N, 119°42'12" E;

35°23'12"N, 119°40'00" E;

35°20'33 "N,119°46'32" E;

35°20'31"N, 119°51'33"E;

35°26'25"N, 119°51'31" E.

(8) Area 8 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35°11'06"N, 120°02'30" E;

35°11'06"N,120°03'30" E;

35°10'12 "N,120°03'30" E;

35°10'12"N, 120°02'30"E.

(9) Area 9 is bounded by the line joining following seven points:

35° 10.835′ N, 119° 54.267′ E;

35° 10.463′ N, 119° 54.205′ E;

35° 10.412′ N, 119° 57.501′ E;

35° 09.82′ N, 119° 57.501′ E;

35° 09.795′ N, 119° 58.809′ E;

35° 10.911′ N, 119° 58.819′ E;

35° 10.971′ N, 119° 54.359′ E.

(10) Area 10 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

35° 02.000’N, 119° 46.300’E;

35° 02.000’N, 119° 48.600’E;

35°01.000’N, 119°48.600’E;

34°59.300’N, 119°46.300’E.

The local MSA have published a navigation warning for the new area (“Area 10”), which is located very close to the channel recommended by the MSA.

Lianyungang port

There has been an increase of incidents where vessels entered into fishery farms in recent months at Lianyungang port because of new fishery farms located near the channel and anchorage. According to our investigation, we list the newly identified fishery farms at Lianyungang port as follows:

(11) Area 11 is bounded by the line joining following four points:
34°54'49.6697"N, 119°39'28.2829"E;

34°54'49.9369"N, 119°41'06.7695"E;

34°52'16.4450"N, 119°41'07.3572"E;

34°52'16.1782"N, 119°39'28.9214"E.

(12) Area 12 is bounded by the line joining following four points:

34°58.87994’ N, 119°36.85485’E;

34°58.45820’ N, 119°35.99728’E;

34°57.59119’ N, 119°36.22268’E;

34°57.76786’ N, 119°38.14422’E.

(13) Area 13 is bounded by the line joining following six points:

34°57.100’ N, 119°51.525’E;

34°57.100’ N, 119°46.650’E;

34°58.200’ N, 119°46.650’E;

34°59.800’ N, 119°49.350’E;

35°00.500’ N, 119°53.500’E;

34°58.400’ N, 119°55.330’E.

         Illustration of fishery farm areas nearby Rizhao, Lanshan and Lianyungang port

Recommendations to ships:

1. Please note that the above-mentioned locations of fishery farms are not meant to be exhaustive, accurate or permanent, as they can change from time to time without notice. Therefore, ships are strongly suggested to collect the latest fishery farm information from the local agent in advance, check the updated chart and navigation alerts issued by local authorities, and maintain enhanced lookout when navigating in these areas.

2. It is also strongly recommended that ships navigate in the official recommended channels when accessing or leaving from these ports. Generally speaking, the chance for fishery farms to exist in the official channels and customary routes is slim, but this possibility cannot be entirely ruled out. Extra caution is still required.

3. If possible, avoid entering into or departing from these ports or anchorages during nighttime or periods of poor visibility.

4. Maintain a proper lookout at all times during navigation, checking AIS and radar while maintaining visual lookout. Many of the fishery farms don’t have AIS or radar reflectors; on the other hand, some of the fishing nets are below the water surface and may be difficult to observe visually.

We hope the above guidance will be of assistance. If there is any query, please feel free to contact us at oasis@oasispandi.com at any time.

Best regards,

Oasis P&I Services Company Limited

Attachment: Oasis Circular 2603