According to County Department of Agriculture and Forestry statistics, in 1983 there were no more than 3,000 hectares of shrimp pools. By 1987, the figure had reached 20,000 hectares.
根據農林廳統計，民國七十二年，全國蝦塭不過三千公頃，到了民國七十六年，全國養蝦面積已高達二萬公頃。