Gouqi Island, the easternmost island of the Shengsi Archipelago in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, is a well-known production base for Chinese mussels. The surrounding areas are often dubbed "Ranch on the Sea", as some 600 fishers raise mussels there.

Now is a crucial season for mussel breeders. Many fishing boats were recently seen navigating between white mussel-farming floats in the sea, creating an interesting scene.

A fisher farms mussels off Gouqi Island. [Photo/CFP]

Numerous fishing boats and mussel-farming floats compose a magnificent view in Gouqi Island. [Photo/CFP]

A vast sea area near Gouqi Island is dotted with white mussel-farming floats. [Photo/CFP]