"I'll catch you even if I stay up late and blow the sea breeze!" Cai Fu exhorted to guard the sea area of Keelung, bold law enforcement to defend the ocean

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"I walk a lot at night. I'm staring at you. How can I not catch you?" Tsai Fu-hsien, chief of the Marine Affairs Section of the Keelung Municipal Government, bowed her head and used her fingers to compare the dense entry and exit materials one by one, grabbing pencils from time to time and outlining the boundaries of the sea around the Badouzi fishing port on the paper. as soon as she heard the key words "illegal release of the net," Cai Fuyan raised her head sharply and talked about the current criminals she had caught with her own hands.

"I've been in prison with one for a long time. He goes out day and night, and the sea patrol can't catch him. Even if we look at the entry and exit records, we still hit the air several times." Even though it was already late at night and lying in bed, what Tsai Fuen had in mind was, "Hmm." He is now ready to leave the port for homework. "

It is because "if you don't catch, you will get angry." as long as you are informed, "which direction is the ship going?" and "where are you going at six o'clock tomorrow morning?" even if you have to blow the sea breeze, watch the night scenery, and stay on guard all night, Tsai Fu-hsien still contacts sea patrols and security stations again and again, sets up cameras and aerial cameras, and deploys them in advance only for land and water. Seeing from afar that the illegal fishing boat was floating and sinking, Tsai Fu-nan had already adjusted the focal length and distance of the camera. "just wait for him to come into my window and start to circle and put the net in a circle." The net, the person and the fishing boat are conclusive evidence of the crime, and a ticket is issued as a conclusion.

Transfer from researcher to pro-Shanghai line to implement marine management

Tsai Fu-hsien, who is pro-Shanghai, directs the yacht coach to "turn the horsepower on to 30 knots" and grabs the director-general of the fishing association who is afraid to face illegal fishermen and wants to hit the brakes, and advises him to "don't be afraid." but it is hard to imagine that she was also 20 years ago, buried in nine-hole oyster triploid, fish semen freeze-drying research, and even aquaculture, microbial aquaculture researcher Tsai Fu-hsien.

"as a matter of fact, I have never been in contact with fishing before." He stepped into the fishing world simply because he "had to touch a lot of drugs in a divided laboratory." looking at her second child, Tsai Fu-hsien only thought that "this place can't stay long." so he took the college entrance examination all the way, entered the Fisheries Department, and then transferred to the Marine Affairs Section of the Industrial Development Office of the Keelung City Government. Talking about the primary goal of the fishery administration of Keelung City at the present stage, Cai Fu pointed out that it is nothing more than the implementation of New Year's Day's real-name Gill net system on the road this year, and the prohibition of Gill net operations in the coastal area of 500m.

News tips: Gill nets include "drift Gill net", "floating Gill net" and "bottom Gill net". The bottom Gill net is generally fixed in the sandy seabed or reef area with anchors and is put away when raising the net. If the work area is in the reef area, the fishermen will fix the net on the coral reef, or even cover the entire reef area. if the fishing gear is stuck on the coral reef due to the tide, the fishermen will abandon or cut off the net, causing the gear to wind around the seafloor and become an endless trap. As long as the passing fish, shrimp, crab, and sea turtles pass by, they may get stuck and die.

It is difficult for the Gill net to exit 3 miles or 500 meters.

Although she is not lenient in the face of illegal punishment, Cai Fuen has her own set of pragmatic ideas about Gill net. At present, there are a total of 127 Gill net fishing vessels in Keelung City, "and almost all of them are bottom Gill nets." Pingtung, Penghu, Tainan, Taitung and other counties and cities have announced their own restrictions on the use of Gill nets, and even neighboring New Taipei City has already announced that Gill net fishing vessels are prohibited from entering within three miles (5556 meters). However, Keelung Gill net fishing vessels before this year can still fish with "single-layer Gill net" fishing gear within three miles.

When the surrounding sea area is strictly managed, Keelung still allows "single-layer Gill nets" to be used in the sea area within three miles, resulting in nearby fishermen coming to Keelung waters to operate, and the "single-layer Gill net" will also become a "cover." before enforcing the law, it is necessary to clarify whether the fishing gear used by fishermen is single-layer or multi-layer Gill net, thus increasing the difficulty of law enforcement. Once the bottom Gill net is abandoned in the sea, and the reef is covered with layers of "ghost fishing nets", it is Keelung's coastal reef ecology that will be directly harmed; therefore, the Keelung City Council passed "Please Gill net out for three miles" and a document was sent to Tsai Fu-hsien in this way.

Although of the 127 Gillnet fishing vessels in Keelung, only 20 still have actual operating demand, but when it comes to implementing the restriction on the "total withdrawal of three miles" from the Gillnet fishing industry, Tsai Fu-hsien frankly says that it will still attract a rebound from some household fishing vessels. After several considerations, "my aim is to protect the coral reef." Finally, the Keelung municipal government drew the operating boundary of Gillnet fishing vessels at 500m, while only "single-layer Gill net" can be used in the sea area of 500m and 3 miles (5556 m).

Volunteers clear Gill net (Photo courtesy of / Tsai Fu-Nian)

Cai Fuyan: law enforcement is to defend fishermen.

In order to let the fishermen know the rules of the game, "as long as there is a voice saying'I don't know'or 'not clear', I will tell it to you." Tsai Fu-hsien says: however, once fishermen clearly understand the rules of the game but break the rules, they should not be soft-hearted in enforcing the law. "if you made a mistake today, I must punish you." it's just from the standpoint of helping fishermen. "I can help you apply for installments. I can help you." In a word, if you make a mistake, you have to go unpunished.

Tsai Fu-hsien says that insisting on law enforcement is not troubling fishermen. "after all, the black sheep who break the rules are in the minority." However, this violation may prevent how many small boats along the coast from catching fish. Of course, in the process of law enforcement, it is inevitable to encounter local powerful people to come and say, and all we can do is to "let the evidence speak" and directly point out the "great achievements" of recidivism committed by fishermen. "if you put up with one, you will do it again. How long will it be tolerated?" But will the pressure be too great to withstand? Cai said with a smile, anyway, there is still a "mayor" up there. In her view, law enforcement is to "defend fishermen."

"now there are fishmongers who clap their hands when they see me." After putting aside the sharpness of talking about illegal fishing, talking to prison, and talking about law enforcement, Tsai Fu-Kai's words are full of ease and softness. "the fishmonger said that recently he was very happy to hand over fish in small boats along the coast. Without net interference, the fish were caught very well." Fishermen along the coast have feelings, so does Tsai Fu-hsien.

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