No foreigner or captain of a foreign vessel may transfer a catch or its products to or from another vessel in an exclusive economic zone: Provided, That this shall not apply to cases stipulated by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, such as the occurrence of a marine accident. <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) No operator, etc. of a distant water fisheries business shall engage in any of the following activities related to serious violations in overseas waters: <Amended by Act No. 11982, Jul. 30, 2013; Act No. 13001, Jan. 6, 2015> 9. Transshipping fish or a joint fishing operation, with a vessel listed by any international fisheries organization engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or assisting such vessel;

(2) A person who has obtained a permit for distant water fisheries pursuant to Article 6 (1) or a person who has obtained approval for exploratory fishing pursuant to Article 17 (1) shall, in cases of intending to transship the catch of fish, obtain, in advance, a permit from the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries. <Amended by Act No. 13001, Jan. 6, 2015>