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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 9 Months Ended
Dec. 04, 2013
May 03, 2012
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 02, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Feb. 15, 2015
USD ($)
Feb. 15, 2015
CNY (¥)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Cash balances     $ 20,420,442 $ 9,520,325 $ 20,420,442 $ 9,520,325        
Restricted cash              
Credit period         Credit periods to customers are within 180 days after customers received the purchased goods.          
Allowance for doubtful accounts     12,837   $ 12,837        
Interest costs capitalized     213,514 367,917 $ 321,333 568,790        
Effective income tax rate on estimated profit   25.00%     25.00%          
Shipping and handling costs     147,926 75,049 $ 361,504 365,881        
Employee benefit costs     474,130 74,135 1,690,484 329,112        
Advertising expenses                
Cumulative translation adjustment and effect of exchange rate         (862,543) (574,848)        
Entitlement of net profit loss towards fishing vessels by entity, percentage 100.00%                  
Reserve for inventories     42,138   $ 42,138     413,893    
Description of foreign currency translation         Asset and liability accounts at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were translated at 7.0729 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 nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were 6.8541 RMB and 6.5196 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     $ 2,546,338            
Right use asset and lease liability             $ 770,000      
Pingtan Fishing [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Agriculture investment                 $ 65,000,000  
Percentage of ownership     8.00%   8.00%       8.00% 8.00%
Pingtan Fishing [Member] | RMB [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Agriculture investment | ¥                   ¥ 400,000,000
China [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Cash balances     $ 20,171,413   $ 20,171,413     1,957,605    
Hong Kong [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Cash balances     249,029   249,029     9,250    
China Development Bank [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Restricted cash              
Asset under Construction [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual)                    
Interest costs capitalized     $ 213,514 $ 367,917 $ 321,333 $ 568,790