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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Dec. 04, 2013
May 03, 2012
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Feb. 15, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 15, 2015
CNY (¥)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Cash balances     $ 3,173,279 $ 1,467,453 $ 3,173,279 $ 1,467,453      
Restricted cash            
Credit period         Credit periods to customers are within 180 days after customers received the purchased goods.        
Allowance for doubtful accounts            
Interest costs capitalized     163,934 200,873 $ 185,753 200,873      
Effective income tax rate on estimated profit   25.00%     25.00%        
Shipping and handling costs     92,585 201,654 $ 213,578 290,832      
Employee benefit costs     611,472 168,473 1,216,354 254,977      
Advertising expenses              
Cumulative translation adjustment and effect of exchange rate         41,356 (178,341)      
Entitlement of net profit loss towards fishing vessels by entity, percentage 100.00%                
Reserve for inventories     60,052   $ 60,052   413,893    
Description of foreign currency translation         Asset and liability accounts at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were translated at 6.8747 RMB to $1.00 and at 6.8632 RMB to $1.00, respectively, which were the exchange rates on the balance sheet dates. Equity accounts were stated at their historical rate. The average translation rates applied to the statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were 6.7808 RMB and 6.3711 RMB to $1.00, respectively. Cash flows from the Company’s operations are calculated based upon the local currencies using the average translation rate.        
Impairment loss     245,940 $ 2,475,442      
Research and development costs              
Right use asset and lease liability             770,000    
China Development Bank [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Restricted cash            
Zhen Lin [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Percentage of ownership     80.00%   80.00%        
Pingtan Fishing [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Agriculture investment               $ 65,000,000  
Percentage of ownership               8.00% 8.00%
Pingtan Fishing [Member] | RMB [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Agriculture investment | ¥                 ¥ 400,000,000
Asset under Construction [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Interest costs capitalized     $ 86,000 $ 200,873 $ 107,819 $ 200,873      
China [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Cash balances     2,537,510   2,537,510   1,957,605    
Hong Kong [Member]                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                  
Cash balances     $ 635,769   $ 635,769   $ 9,250