On the afternoon of May 23, 2024, a large-scale inspection activity of macrobrachium rosenbergii industry was launched in Gaoyao District, Zhaoqing City. More than 100 buyers from agricultural system units, university research institutions, industry associations and Malaysian Aquatic Products Association from inside and outside Guangdong Province gathered in Gaoyao District to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth field investigation of the local famous macrobrachyprawn farming industry.

The delegation covered from the agricultural Technology Extension Center and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Guangdong Province to the Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, as well as the agricultural and rural bureaus in Guangxi, Wuzhou, Jiangmen, Dongguan and other places, as well as professional institutions such as the Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Fisheries Research Institute. Meanwhile, Malaysia Fisheries Association, Jiangsu Fisheries Association, Chengdu Fisheries Industry Association, Chongqing Sanya Bay Fisheries Market, Guangdong Fisheries Circulation and Processing Association, Guangdong Fisheries Association, Guangdong Fisheries Association, Guangzhou Fisheries Chamber of Commerce, Foshan Global Fisheries Wholesale Market, Shunde Fisheries Chamber of Commerce, Guangzhou Huangsha Fisheries Co., LTD., Zhuhai Chefs Association and other associations are also actively involved. Jointly explore cooperation and development opportunities of macrobrachium rosenbergii industry.

As an important base for the culture of macrobrachium rosenbergii, Zhaoqing City ranks the forefront of China in terms of its industrial scale and output value. In 2023, the aquaculture area of Zhaoqing City is 482,400 mu, the total annual output of aquatic products is 529,300 tons, and the total economic output value of fishery reaches 9.895 billion yuan. Among them, the farming area of macrobrachium rosenbergii reaches 120,000 mu, the total output of 42,000 tons, the annual output value of more than 3 billion yuan, the breeding output and output value account for more than 60% of the province, and the output accounts for more than 20% of the country. Gaoyao District of Zhaoqing City was awarded the title of "Township of China Rockwell Prawn" and "Township of China Rockwell Prawn Premade Vegetable Industry" by China Aquatic Products Circulation and Processing Association, and "Gaoyao Rockwell Prawn" of Zhaoqing City was selected as "Guangdong Brand" Top 100 Regional public brand of 2019 County Famous Special New agricultural products.