Much progress has been made in recent years in improvement of pond management for fresh water fish culture, artificial propagation of some species and introduction of "hybrid exotic species."
淺海養殖以牡蠣、蛤蜊為大宗。淡水魚塭養殖鯉魚、鰱魚、草魚、鰻魚等，中南部水稻田常兼養吳郭魚。以淡水養殖而言，我國業者在使用飼料及品種改良等方面，近年來尤有長足的進步，對採捕、混養、孵化、繁殖等各方面，都有顯著的績效。