In the late 1970s, eel farming was introduced to the mainland, mainly concentrated in Putian City and Fuqing City, Fujian Province, and soon took root, gradually expanding to the province, becoming a pillar industry.

Putian City, the city's eel farms to maintain the total acres of about 1,500 acres, the annual output of nearly 3,000 tons;

Fuqing City, in 2007, the export of eel is roughly 900 tons exported to the United States, 5,000 tons of exported to Japan;

Therefore, it is estimated that

At present, eel aquaculture in Fuqing City accounted for the proportion of the Fujian Province, roughly in 65% -70%. -70%.