The Republic of China, with milkfish ponds covering a land area of 16,000 hectares, is one of the three leading countries in the world in milkfish culture. The other two are the Philippines and Indonesia.
國內虱目魚養殖面積有一萬六千公頃，佔所有養殖漁業的首位，和菲律賓、印尼並稱世界三大虱目魚養殖國，而我國的技術、產量更是凌駕其他兩國，居於領導的地位。