Country briefing
Port services, inspections and the Southeast Pacific fleet.
DIRECTEMAR reported that HAI LI 18 was authorized to enter Valparaíso for a crew change in May 2025. Its account describes interagency inspection of documents and fish holds; it does not announce an illegal-fishing finding.74
Peru’s 2024 monitoring changes and reported shifts toward Chile raise a regional question. Establish the individual authorization and reason for entry before calling a port change evasion.1304
SPRFMO’s fleet statistics describe activity in its Convention Area. They cannot be read as a count of Chinese ships caught inside Chile’s EEZ.01
Chile is a regulatory and logistics hub in this collection. The site does not label authorized port services or humanitarian assistance as misconduct.
Cases and context · Not an offender count
PRODUCE’s October 2024 explanation of Decreto Supremo 014-2024-PRODUCE describes strengthened controls over foreign fishing vessels and satellite-monitoring arrangements. EJF subsequently reports a shift in port use toward Chile.
The applicable framework is not a legal vacuum. SPRFMO’s published 2026 measures include squid-vessel limits and monitoring requirements. Its transshipment measure establishes rules for transfers, while the organization also has a labor-standards decision.
C4ADS links Wei Fong carriers and Zhoushan Ningtai operations while explicitly noting lawful, authorized carrier activity. It also examines floating medical and logistics support.
