Extremely well suited to fresh water cultivation, Taiwan boasts one hundred such farms. A stable, warm and humid climate is available on Taiwan, as are over 40,000 fish and irrigation ponds throughout the island which are suitable for raising the fresh water mussel (anodonta woodiana). Initial investment is minimal as mussels are cheap, food costs are low and little sophisticated equipment is necessary.
竹北分所長劉嘉剛指出，本地氣候溫和，水溫高，極適合貝類生長；四萬多個淡水魚塭，是現成的養珠池；供養珠用的河蚌，來源豐、售價便宜；又可與草食性魚類一起混養；…… 發展淡水養珠，實具無限潛力。