The two fishery companies of Chinese fishery companies accused of infringing human rig

(Washington Comprehensive News) Two Chinese fishery companies are accused of infringing human rights and illegal fishing activities for US sanctions.The sanctioned Pingtan Maritime Earth is also the first Nasdaq listed company sanctioned by the US Treasury.

The reports of the comprehensive AFP and VOA, another company listed on the sanctions list is Dalian Ocean Fisheries Tuna Fishing Co., Ltd.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Friday (December 9) that dozens of companies and individuals in the world accused of infringing human rights in sanctions include two Tibetan officials, the Russian Central Election Commission, and Iranian officials.

According to Agence France -Presse, Vice Minister of Finance Nielson said: "The sanctions infringe on human rights, destroy basic labor and environmental protection standards, and damage the economic prospects of residents in the Indo -Pacific region."

The report of VOA pointed out that the Ocean Ocean Ocean's Ocean Fisheries "Longxing 629" holds tuna fishing permits, but was accused of illegal shark catching and cutting shark fins.The fishing ship has not stopped at any port for 13 months. The crew worked for an average of 18 hours a day. He ate expired food and drinkd brown salted seawater.Five crew members died during this period, and the three of them were thrown into the sea.

Pingtan maritime affairs are accused of illegal fishing and other illegal activities in Indonesia, East Timor and Ecuador, and the crew on the fishing boats is also abused.

According to Bloomberg, the market value of Pingtan Maritime is about 56 million US dollars (S $ 75.94 million).The 10 entities and 157 fishing vessels controlled by Citizen Zhenyu were included in the sanctions list.The U.S. Treasury has instructed local investors to sell shares within the 90 -day period, but it cannot be sold to Zhuo Xinrong.

Pingtan Maritime Stocks suspended transactions on the 9th.

Reuters reported that China stated that it is a responsible fishing country and has been launching international cooperation in the field of cracking down on illegal fishing, and China is engaged in fishing activities in relevant economic exclusive areas in accordance with bilateral agreements.Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, also said that the United States is not qualified to sanction other countries and the world police.