After four years of intensive work, the Council of Agriculture's (
These include the saddleback clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus), clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris), red clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus), Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) and pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).
The next step will be breeding the fish on a scale large enough to compete on the global market.
Following the success of the movie Finding Nemo, clownfish have become popular ornamental fish and their price has risen considerably. Because of unsuitable fishing methods, however, the fish often die within months of being sold, causing customers to come back for new fish, which in turn leads to more fishing, thus giving rise to a vicious circle.
Director of the center Chen Wen-yi (
The breeding techniques developed by the Eastern Marine Biology Research Center are a great business opportunity for Taiwanese export of ornamental fish.
Assistant researcher Ho Yuan-hsing (
Taiwan is the third-biggest producer of clownfish, after the US and the UK. Breeding the fish in sea water is no problem for Taiwan and clownfish spawn up to 28 times a year.
Ho said that Taiwan's climate and water are very suitable for breeding clownfish.
The Eastern Marine Biology Research Center also cross-breeds the fish to expand the scale and diversity of the business by developing new breeds.
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