MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – August 12, 2022 1 AUGUST 12, 2022 END OF FISHING BAN IN THE EAST CHINA SEA, BOHAI SEA AND YELLOW SEA On May 1, 2022, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas imposed summer fishing bans affecting areas in the East China Sea, Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea. The lifting of those fishing bans is scheduled to take effect in the following order: • August 16, 2022 for the East China Sea and the South China Sea area between North latitude 26°30’ and 12°; • September 1, 2022 for Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea area to the North latitude 35°; and • September 15 for the East China Sea area between North latitude 35° and 26°30’. The PRC’s Maritime Safety Agency has issued Safety Guideline for Preventing of Collision Between Merchant Vessels and Fishing Vessels in Chinese Coastal Waters that set forth basic navigational safety measures for vessels transiting these waters. Your Managers recommend that Members take note of this information and be guided accordingly, and wish to thank the American Club’s correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consulting Services, Ltd., for their assistance in this matter.