# Xinhua Silk Road: E China's Rongcheng busy with mid-summer abalone farming

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- Published: 2026-07-03T14:35:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

BEIJING, July 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The east China coastal city of Rongcheng, a
locality endowed with pleasant natural conditions for abalone fry cultivation, is
now busy with abalone farming as July and August remain a critical period for abalone
weight increase.

For days, the city featuring a mild climate, obvious monsoons and concentrated precipitation
saw local fish farmers frequently head out to sea for feeding and cleaning up organisms
clinging to abalone shells.

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Such doings are regular steps to improve the quality and output of abalone, whose
farming has strict requirements for seawater temperature, with 12-25 degrees Celsius
being a highly suitable temperature range.

Shifting farming locations in summer and winter, referring here to the "migratory
bird-style" abalone farming, is another move taken by Rongcheng and its sister cities
to shorten the farming cycle and raise the survival rate of abalone.

Every year from May to October, abalones from Putian City of southeast China’s Fujian
Province are transported to Rongcheng, Weihai and Dalian to escape the summer heat.

From November to May, abalones cultured in Rongcheng and other nearby cities in 
Shandong Province are shipped to sea areas in Putian to enjoy the warm winter.

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Under this farming mode, seawater temperatures that are lower or higher than the
required range are effectively avoided, helping Rongcheng improve the abalone survival
rate from 30 percent to 80 percent.

Currently, Rongcheng’s 800-hectare abalone farming sea area and annual output of
34,000 tonnes further strengthen its abalone industrial chain, covering farming,
processing, transport and trade.

In the county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weihai in Shandong Province, 
the abalone industry has grown into one of the pillars of the local fishery sector.

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