The Outlaw Ocean Project

The Outlaw Ocean Project

I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s seafood processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and a supplier in your supply chain - Rongcheng Puchen.

We have evidence of squid catch from a Zhoushan Ningtai Ocean Fisheries vessel that engaged in unregulated fishing activity - the Ning Tai 58 - at Rongcheng Puchen’s processing plant. Another 14 vessels owned by Zhoushan Ningtai are linked to a range of environmental and human rights issues including forced labor, AIS spoofing, shark…

The Outlaw Ocean Project

We emailed you on July 13, 2023, regarding our latest investigation which concerns abuses in China’s seafood processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between companies engaged in such practices and a supplier in your supply chain - Rongcheng Puchen.

We have evidence of squid catch from a Zhoushan Ningtai Ocean Fisheries vessel that engaged in unregulated fishing activity - the Ning Tai 58 - at Rongcheng Puchen’s processing plant in 2022. Another 14 vessels owned by Zhoushan Ningtai are linked to a range of environmental and human rights issues including forced labor, AIS spoofing, sha…