| Fuzhou | Hong Kong |
| 18-19/F, Zhongshan Building A, | Suite 5201-3, The Center, |
| No. 154 Hudong Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou | 99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong |
| Tel: +86 (591) 88016910 Fax: +86 (591) 87275290 | Tel: +852 3989 6288 Fax: +852 2997 8178 |
September 14, 2020
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. |
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed on September 4, 2020
File No. 333-248620
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby requests the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to accelerate the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement and declare the Registration Statement effective as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on September 15, 2020 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please feel free to direct any questions or comments concerning this request to Yuri Mikulka of Alston & Bird LLP at (213) 576-1000.
| Sincerely, | |
| Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. |
| By: | /s/ Xinrong Zhuo | |
| Xinrong Zhuo | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |