An example of these methods put in practice is by the live seafood distribution sector in Hong Kong, where a live seafood distributor may own one or several vessels equipped with live fish holds. These vessels collect live seafood from marine fish farms. Live seafood can also be procured from marine fish farms close by in mainland China, and/or from live fish transport vessels that collect fish from fishermen or middlemen from a variety of foreign countries. Once the local Hong Kong distributing vessel has taken receipt of the live products, they are transferred to the land-based distributors either to be held in holding facilities or to be loaded onto live fish trucks equipped with aerators and conditioned water. The live fish are then distributed to retail markets and restaurants until sale.