Fishing for Prosperity

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- Fish farmers in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. The farmers said, there are as many as 100,000 fish ponds in Sandu Ao area and 10,000 fish farmers. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- Porgy fish farmers moved the fish to a different pond as they sort different size and kinds of fishes in order to clean the net in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Because of the tide, the net, which goes down 8 meters to the bottom of the sea, can be damaged and fish can escape, they check the net and clean the net once a month. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- A woman cleaned buckets (?) that keeps abalone inside in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Oysters usually grows outside the buckets and it's remains clot the holes of the buckets. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- A fish farmer carried fish feed in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- Fish farmers in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/14/ 2007, Jiangyin-Jiangjing inner Sea, Fujian Province, China- Workers planted baby clams into the sea. Workers on Minyuz0039 boat loaded baby clams that were transported by truck from Bei Hai city in Guang Xi Province, after it was driven for 20 hours, to their boat. They later planted them in the sea of Jiangyin-Jiangjing Inner Sea in Fujian Province. 800 bags of baby clams were brought by the truck which weights 30 KG (66.19 lbs) and each contains about 9,000 baby clams. There were no sign of foul play, like applying anti-biotic or any chemicals. These clam farmers believe the water is clean claiming that the government officials check the water quality every week and confirm the water is clean although international study finds all of the water in the Fujian province's coastal shoreline waters are mostly rated very polluted, w/ heavy metals, cadmium, etc. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017D

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- A worker ground small fishes to feed Porgy at a fish farm in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- Yellow crocker eating it's feed at a fish farm in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/14/ 2007, Jiangyin-Jiangjing inner Sea, Fujian Province, China- Workers on Minyuz0039 boat loaded baby clams that were transported by truck from Bei Hai city in Guang Xi Province, after it was driven for 20 hours, to their boat. They later planted them in the sea of Jiangyin-Jiangjing Inner Sea in Fujian Province. 800 bags of baby clams were brought by the truck which weights 30 KG (66.19 lbs) and each contains about 9,000 baby clams. There were no sign of foul play, like applying anti-biotic or any chemicals. These clam farmers believe the water is clean claiming that the government officials check the water quality every week and confirm the water is clean although international study finds all of the water in the Fujian province's coastal shoreline waters are mostly rated very polluted, w/ heavy metals, cadmium, etc. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017D

12/11/ 2007, Dou Mao, Sandu Ao, China- Workers, on the bottom, stocked yellow crocker in boxes to bring them to their factory as book keepers counted how much they bought and how much they need to pay after they bought them at a fish farm in the bay of Dou Mao in Sandu Ao, Fujian Province, China. The merchant export them to South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, etc. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017B

12/14/ 2007, Jiangyin-Jiangjing inner Sea, Fujian Province, China- Workers waited for right tide to work. Workers on Minyuz0039 boat loaded baby clams that were transported by truck from Bei Hai city in Guang Xi Province, after it was driven for 20 hours, to their boat. They later planted them in the sea of Jiangyin-Jiangjing Inner Sea in Fujian Province. 800 bags of baby clams were brought by the truck which weights 30 KG (66.19 lbs) and each contains about 9,000 baby clams. There were no sign of foul play, like applying anti-biotic or any chemicals. These clam farmers believe the water is clean claiming that the government officials check the water quality every week and confirm the water is clean although international study finds all of the water in the Fujian province's coastal shoreline waters are mostly rated very polluted, w/ heavy metals, cadmium, etc. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017D

12/12/ 2007, Yuxi, China- Keyu fish farm in Xia Long port, in Yuxi town in Fuqing city, Fujian Province, China. Photo Credit: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Assignment#30054017C