I’m writing to you in light of our latest investigation, which concerns the Chinese squid fishing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between abuses in that industry and in the supply chain of companies ultimately controlled by you.

This link concerns a Chinese squid jigger owned by Rongcheng Wangdao Ocean Aquatic Products. In a seven-month period between August 2020 and March 2021, one crew member died and a second was disembarked for emergency medical treatment after suffering serious mistreatment and abuse while on board the vessel.

Our reporting also documents multiple indicators of fo…

Our company’s Lu Rong Yuan Yu Yun 177 is a legal fishing vessel registered with SPRFMO. Investigations on our company’s partners are carried out by the fishery administration department. All our transshipment activities are carried out after we have submitted a declaration in advance on the website of the fishery administration department and obtained approval. Regarding fishing vessels that have been reported by the fishery administration department as having violated regulations, we are resolute about not conducting transshipment with them. For vessels about which the fishery administration…