The imported shrimps are bought at the Kaohsiung airport at a price of NT $ 20,000 per consignment, and after 20 days of cultivation in ponds equipped with incubators and oxygen facilities, they can spawn 200,000 young shrimps, which in turn can be sold for NT $ 1 each.
一位蔡姓業者表示：他們通常在小港機場，以每隻二萬元的價格，買回進口蝦母，然後放入有保溫器、氧氣管…… 等設備的池中繁殖，一池大約可孵生廿萬隻蝦苗。養殖廿天後，即以一隻一元的價格，賣給東港一帶的漁塭主人繼續養殖。