The fishing season in Qingdao is from mid-June to mid-September every year. During this period, there are only little seafood such as Meretrix meretrix, Conch and Haihong in the market. Fish and shrimp are basically frozen, rare, and occasionally Wenzhou.

Portunus was also farmed at that time, and the price was around 40 yuan per catty. Lobster is not native to Qingdao, but shipped from the south. 300 yuan per catty, it is better to eat in the south.

Qingdao locals love to eat clams, which can be bought all year round, ranging from 5 to 7 yuan per catty. Delicious and affordable, it can be cooked, fried, cooled and made into soup. The local shrimps are also very good, and the price ranges from 20 to 30 yuan per catty.

There are many fresh fish, tongue fish, sardines and so on. In this season, until the beginning of the closed fishing season, the price is 8 to 15 yuan a catty, which is also very affordable.