Trawlers and gill-net boats ply the waters over the continental shelf in the South China Sea, near the Philippines, and around Indonesia. Others head for India, Australia, and Africa.
大陸棚面積廣、底棲魚、蝦、筆管豐富的南中國海、菲律賓、印尼附近，就成為我國拖網漁船的主要漁場；跑遠一點的就到印度、澳洲、紐西蘭海域作業；少數大型拖網漁船，才會遠至非洲海域。