Seafood · FFET10376
Ningde large yellow croaker
Ningde large yellow croaker is raised in cages at Sandu'ao and also made into fish noodles, fish rolls, and fish balls.
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Ningde large yellow croaker is Larimichthys crocea farmed in Ningde, Fujian. Deep-water cage farming in Sandu'ao uses wave-resistant cages that have replaced older wooden ones (records dated August 22, 2026). The fish is also processed locally into instant fish noodles, fish rolls, and fish balls.
What
Ningde large yellow croaker is farmed Larimichthys crocea produced in Ningde, Fujian. Local production uses marine cages, and processed products include fish noodles, fish rolls, and fish balls.1,3
When
Fishing at Guanjingyang peaked during the Qing dynasty, and artificial breeding of large yellow croaker first succeeded in Ningde in 1985. These details come from a retrospective 2014 report and do not establish the product's origin date. The Bencao Gangmu entry on shishouyu discusses the broader group also called yellow croaker, rather than Ningde specifically, and the supplied page shows no publication year.2,4
Where
The production area is Ningde in eastern Fujian. Cage farming takes place in Sandu'ao (2026 records), and Guanjingyang is a traditional fishing ground (2014 records).1,2
How
The croaker is raised in deep-water cages at Sandu'ao, where wave-resistant cages have replaced weaker wooden ones (2026 records). The fish is also processed into instant fish noodles, fish rolls, and fish balls.1
Why
Ningde large yellow croaker connects fishing history at Guanjingyang, cage farming at Sandu'ao, and local fish processing in Ningde.1,2
Impact and influence
Ningde produced 222,400 metric tons of large yellow croaker in 2025, and most farmed large yellow croaker in China comes from Ningde (records dated August 22, 2026).1