Correspondence
The Outlaw Ocean Project emailed the contact address for Sea World LLC.
The email said: "I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain – Donggang Haimeng Foodstuff. We have uncovered evidence that Dandong Haimeng used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. This evidence shows North Korean labor at Dandong Haimeng’s factory in Liaoning, China, as recently as 2023. Under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), passed in 2017, the U.S. prohibits the import of any goods produced by North Korean nationals unless clear and convincing evidence is provided that indicates the materials were not made with forced labor. According to trade data seen by The Outlaw Ocean Project, Sea World LLC was the consignee for multiple shipments of seafood from Dandong Haimeng in 2022. While we understand that you may not be aware of the above issues, we want to ask: does Sea World LLC have any comment to make in response to this email? Can you confirm if any seafood product sourced from Dandong Haimeng has been supplied by Sea World LLC to Super Max Online, Selectos Easy Shop, or Supermercado Pueblo since January 2022?"
The Outlaw Ocean Project emailed: "As we hadn't heard back from you on this, we wanted to check in and see if Sea World LLC had any comment to make at this time. To clarify: The supply company in question is called Donggang Haimeng Foodstuff, based in Dandong City, Liaoning, China."