Washington DC, Jan. 20 -- Senior US lawmakers have released a detailed investigation accusing China of being the world's largest perpetrator of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, warning that Beijing's practices pose a serious threat to global food security, marine ecosystems and US national security, according to a press release by the Select Committee on the CCP (SCCCP).

The investigation was jointly released by Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Michigan) of the Select Committee on China and Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-Florida) of the House Homeland Security Committee's Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee.

The report stated that China operates the world's largest distant-water fishing (DWF) fleet, estimated to in...