In 1991, Taiwan tilapia debuted on the Japanese market, pushing prices from NT $ 14 per catty (600 grams) to NT $ 20. Subsequently, the industry built upon this success, allowing tilapia to surpass milkfish and become Taiwan's most important export fish.
一九九一年，吳郭魚首度打開日本市場，低廉的魚價也立見翻身，由每台斤十四元來到二十元，其後更趁勝追擊，趕上虱目魚，成為最主要的外銷魚種。