Since Taiwan is an island on the edge of the tropics, its surrounding seas provide an ideal habitat for sea life, particularly in the Ilan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung areas.
台灣四面環海，有廣大的鹹水魚塭，又因位於亞熱帶，氣候溫暖，極適於發展蝦類的養殖。目前養殖帶主要分佈在宜蘭縣與雲林縣以南的西南海岸，尤以屏東、高雄二縣最多。