Aquatic Delicacies

Aquatic Delicacies

　　　　The aquatic food processing products of Wenling are exported to countries and regions such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong, with shrimp being the most prominent, earning Wenling a renowned reputation both domestically and internationally as the "Kingdom of Shrimp." In addition, the area is abundant in seafood such as bamboo prawns, red shrimp, plum shrimp, and swimming crabs, as well as precious marine and freshwater species like red seabream, black seabream, perch, blue crab, eel, and softshell turtle, and shellfish specialties including razor clams, shrimp, blood clams, sea anemones, jumping fish, and oysters.

　　 Wenling City is located on the southeastern coast of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea to the east, connecting to Ningbo to the north, and to Wenzhou to the south. It covers a land area of 920 square kilometers, a sea area of 14,690 square kilometers, and a tidal flat area of 155 square kilometers, with a population of 1.16 million, making it one of the counties and cities with the highest population density in China. "In autumn’s watery realm, perch are fine; along ten-mile groves, oranges and pomelos shine." Wenling benefits from both mountain and sea resources, enjoys a pleasant climate, and boasts abundant produce, long celebrated as a "land of fish and rice." It is one of Zhejiang Province’s key production areas for grain and fish, ranking among the top in the province for marine fishing. The area produces dozens of economically important fish species such as large and small yellow croaker, hairtail, pomfret, Chinese herring, mackerel, sea eel, and cuttlefish, as well as seafood like bamboo prawns, red shrimp, plum shrimp, and swimming crabs. It has developed 700,000 mu of shallow sea areas and 200,000 mu of tidal flats, primarily cultivating precious marine and freshwater species such as red seabream, black seabream, perch, blue crab, eel, and yellow croaker, as well as shellfish like razor clams, shrimp, blood clams, sea anemones, mudskippers, and oysters. There are over 50 common wild species found on shallow sea reefs. The total output of aquatic products has ranked first in the province and second in the nation for many years. Wenling is hailed as the "Kingdom of Shrimp," and its processed dried cuttlefish, dried white croaker, dried eel, dried shrimp, roasted fish head, and salted and cured products enjoy a prestigious reputation in domestic and international markets. The city has been awarded the title of "National Advanced County in Fishery Production."