A batch of seafood imported from Taiwan has recently shipped to Pingtan Port, creating a new source for Pingtan's seafood market, according to the Fujian Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.

The seafood – 250 kilograms of giant groupers (Epinephelus lanceolatus) and 36 kilograms of turtle eggs – was loaded to and transported by the Haixia, a high-speed ro-ro passenger liner linking Taichung and Pingtan, the Haixia Herald reported.

Most fish from Taiwan were previously transported by air freight, which costs higher and results in a low fish survival rate. The new method of ferry transportation can keep the fish fresh and lower the cost by 20 to 30 percent, said experts.

Edited by Chen Zhilin and Michael Thai