Climate and water resources, besides technology, are the keys to cultivation. "Unfortunately, water resources had already been distributed, and water for seafood cultivation had never been considered," says Hu Sing-hwa of the Taiwan Fisheries Bureau.
養殖除了不斷開發新技術之外，天候、水源更是關鍵，「可惜過去在水源規劃分配時，養殖漁業用水向來沒有被列入考慮」，台灣省漁業局局長胡興華指出，因此經常有缺水之虞。