Since the catch from the sea is limited, prices have been soaring recently, reaching as high as NT $ 300 (US $ 8) a kilogram in the winter harvesting season, and three times as much for the rest of the year.
七星鱸的價格也就節節上升。在收成的冬季每斤要新台幣二百元左右，到非收成期的夏季、秋季每斤更高達六百元左右。