It’s Still “Moth” Time On The US West Coast

It’s still Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (formerly known as Asian Gypsy Moth) season on the US west coast, so if your ship has recently sailed from a port in East Asia and is on it’s way to our part of the world, then you should have a FSMC certificate showing that it was inspected for, and found free from, any infestation.

If your vessel has a port call at any of the locations discussed below, within the specified dates, then your ship must arranged for a proper inspection and obtain a FSMC certificate before departing that port. However, if you have not done so and your vessel is already on its way to the US west coast region then let NASA know and we will let you know how to proceed.

Russia (Far East)

  • Ports: Nakhodka, Ol'ga, Plastun, Pos'yet, Russkiy Island, Slavyanka, Vanino, Vladivostok, Vostochny, Zarubino, Kozmino.

  • Risk Period: June 15 to October 15

People's Republic of China

  • Ports: All ports in northern China located on or north of 31°15' N. (This excludes ports like Zhoushan, which is further south).

  • Risk Period: June 1 to September 30

Republic of Korea

  • Ports: All ports.

  • Risk Period: June 1 to September 30

Japan

  • Northern Japan: (Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Akita, Fukushima Prefectures)

    • Risk Period: June 15 to October 15

  • Central Japan: (Aichi, Chiba, Fukui, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Kanagawa, Mie, Niigata, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Toyama Prefectures)

    • Risk Period: June 1 to September 30

  • Southern Japan: (Ehime, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Okayama, Osaka, Saga, Shimane, Tokushima, Tottori, Wakayama, Yamaguchi Prefectures)

    • Risk Period: May 15 to August 31

  • Far Southern Japan: (Okinawa Prefecture)

    • Risk Period: May 25 to June 30