At that time, crabs were often cultivated alongside milkfish in farms scattered in the coastal districts of Pingtung, Tainan, Chiayi and Yunlin counties.
台灣自民國三十年時就有人開始養蟳，那時都與虱目魚、草蝦等混養，以屏東縣的東港、林邊，台南的安平、四草以及嘉義、雲林等地較多。