Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
18/F, Zhongshan Building A,
No. 154 Hudong Road
Fuzhou, China 350001
January 4, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-215327 (the “Registration Statement”) |
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended, be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective onJanuary 5, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Katherine J. Blair of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP at (310) 312-4252.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xinrong Zhuo | |
| Xinrong Zhuo | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| cc: | Roy Yu, Chief Financial Officer |
| Katherine J. Blair, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP |
