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PSC Overview
1) What does Port State Control (PSC) apply to?
PSC applies to landings and/or transhipments in ports of NEAFC's Contracting Parties (CPs) of frozen fish caught in the Convention Area (CA) by foreign fishing vessels.
2) Which Parties are NEAFC Contracting Parties (CPs)
European Union (EU), Denmark (in respect of the Faroes Islands and Greenland), (DNK(GRL, FRO)), Iceland (ISL), Norway (NOR), and the Russian Federation (RUS)
3) Where is the Convention Area (CA)?
PSC Applies to landings and/or transhipments in ports of NEAFC's Contracting Parties (CPs) of frozen fish caught in the Convention Area (CA) by foreign fishing vessels.
4) My vessel is from the Faroes (or Greenland or Iceland or Norway or Russia or EU) and I am landing frozen fish in my own count
PSC will apply if any part of your catch has been transhipped from a donor vessel that is not from your country.
5) My vessel is from an EU Member State and I am landing my frozen fish in the port of another EU Member State, does PSC apply?
PSC will apply if any part of your catch has been transhipped from a donor vessel that is from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway or Russia.
6) My vessel has transhipped fish from a donor vessel which is not from one of NEAFC's CPs, does PSC apply to this catch?
This is illegal.
(Exception applies to vessels flying the flag of a Cooperating Non-Contracting Party). You will not be able to land the catch and you risk having your vessel put on the NEAFC IUU B-List.
7) Which are the designated ports & can I land frozen catch in any other ports?
Designated ports
You cannot land your frozen catch in any other port.
8) My vessel is from Greenland, Russia or a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), can I land my catch at a port
You will be authorised to tranship in port but not land catch.
Conditions of Advice
This advice has been written to sum up a part of the NEAFC "Scheme of Control and Enforcement". It must not be used as the basis for any decision. The "Scheme of Control and Enforcement" must be consulted. Commercial operators are required to deal directly with the Flag State of their vessel in relation to these matters and seek any confirmation or advice from these officials. NEAFC cannot be responsible for any misunderstanding of this advice.