Exhibit 8.1
List of Principal Subsidiaries of Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.
| Subsidiaries | Place of Incorporation | |
| Merchant Supreme Co., Ltd. | BVI | |
| Prime Cheer Corporation Ltd. | Hong Kong | |
| Pingtan Guansheng Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Fujian Heyue Marine Fishing Development Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Fujian Provincial Pingtan County Fishing Group Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Pingtan Dingxin Fishing Information Consulting Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Pingtan Yikang Global Fishery Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Pingtan Shinsilkroad Fishery Co., Ltd. | PRC | |
| Fuzhou Howcious Investment Co., Ltd | PRC | |
| Pingtan Ocean Fishery Co., Ltd | PRC |