As both mullet and their roe are regarded as a delicacy and bring a high price on the market, at the same time every year, hundreds of fishing boats gather on the west coast of Taiwan from Wuchi in Taichung County to Hengchun in Pingtung County to hunt down the fish.
成群的烏魚在台灣西部海域，順著寒流南下產卵，為寶島的漁民帶來一筆可觀的財富。烏魚的身價極高，製成的烏魚子更是馳名中外、引人垂涎的珍品。因此，每年一到烏魚期，台中梧棲至屏東恆春一帶，聚集了數百艘漁船，形成一股「捕烏熱潮」。