Lee began to do field research on Nanfang-ao. She discovered that the town, located in Ilan's Su-ao Township on Taiwan's Pacific seaboard, produced more mackerel than any other place in Taiwan.
後來她開始做南方澳田野調查，發現東環太平洋、位在宜蘭蘇澳鎮內的南方澳，是每年台灣捕獲鯖魚最多的地方。