The morning catch is sold to customers south of Chiayi, while the afternoon catch is sent to Kaohsiung and from there to Taipei by the night train. The crabs reach Taipei's major restaurants by 1 a.m.
下午出池的，則送往高雄火車站，利用九點鐘的夜車北上，次日清晨五點以前到達萬華，有人會來接應，上午八時以前就送進了大台北的各家餐廳。