With the depletion of sea life in the deep oceans, fries, which require the least water of any industry, are an especially important driving force in fishery. In the future, there will be a demand of US $ 2 billion for fries in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result of the collective efforts of the fishing population and agricultural agencies, fries already represent one-tenth of the annual $ 30 billion aquacultural industry.
尤其漁苗是漁業裡的火車頭事業，使用水資源最少，加上遠洋漁源枯竭，未來整個亞太地區的漁苗需求高達二十億美金，近年來在漁民與農政單位共同努力下，國內每年三百億產值的養殖水產中，漁苗已佔了十分之一。