US State Department takes action against Pingtan Marine executives, alleging IUU fishing involvement
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Executives from Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. have had their travel visas revoked as part of an escalation in U.S. sanctions against China.
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China-based Pingtan Marine is a distant-water fishing firm operating globally, listed publicly on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
On 7 December, the U.S. Department of State issued a notice on Twitter that it had taken action against officials from the company for alleged involvement in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
“The U.S. revoked more than 15 visas for those complicit in IUU fishing who also have links to human trafficking, including associates of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. The U.S. will continue disrupting transnational crime, including particularly when linked to IUU fishing,” a message issued on Twitter by the Eastern and Pacific Affairs Bureau of the State Department sa
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