Abstract: Skin color,back muscle meat quality(i.e.,pH,nutritional composition,amino acids and fatty acids)and sensory evaluation of adult Pseudosciaena crocea harvested from the aquacultural(i.e.,enclosing and traditional caging)and open sea in the same area were determined.The results showed that the skin color and sensory quality of the P.crocea from enclosing aquaculture was similar to the wild(P 0.05)but superior to that from the traditional caging method(P 0.05).Comparing the P.crocea harvested from the enclosing and caging aquaculture,the former contained significantly higher(P 0.05)amounts of crude protein,amino acids,polypeptides and polyunsaturated fatty acids,and significantly lower(P 0.05)amounts of crude fat,saturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids than the latter.There were no significant differences(P 0.05)in pH,moisture and ash contents between the 2 aquaculture products.The quality and chemical make-up of the P.crocea from the enclosing aquaculture were close to those in the wild(P 0.05).