Taiwan is like a second home for the grey mullet. Adult fish always pass through the Taiwan Straits when they go for a place to spawn; that's why they are always rich in eggs and why they are so strong and healthy.
台灣省水產試驗所所長廖一久幽默地形容，台灣就好像烏魚的第二故鄉一樣，成熟的烏魚要產卵生子，總要到台灣海峽過過水，卵才會肥美，體態才會雄健。