The work was very difficult and dangerous. In the recent years, protected sea ponds have been built to propagate abalones and oysters on a large scale.
但是這種謀生方式既辛苦、危險性又大、收入也不穩定。直到最近幾年，海邊有人設立了大規模的鮑魚、九孔養殖場，沿海居民有許多到養殖場工作，或到外地謀生。