The fishermen roared angrily, the fishery and electricity symbiotically plundered the farmland, the landlords terminated the contract, and the farmers were caught in a crisis of survival.

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"strive for survival! Reverse photovoltaics! " More than 200 Tainan seven-strand fishermen tied yellow cloth strips on their heads and came to the Tainan municipal government early yesterday morning to protest against the government's hasty promotion of "fishing and electricity symbiosis." In recent years, photovoltaics companies have to build solar panels on top of fish ponds, and fishermen are the first to bear the brunt of their livelihood. Many landowners resume their land because of high rents and do not renew their leases to fishermen. The livelihood of more than 2,000 people in the entire seven-share aquaculture industry chain may be affected.

Qigu fishermen roar. Qigu is one of the few areas in the country that do not draw groundwater for farming. They have a reputation for environment-friendly clams, so why is it necessary to develop optoelectronics here? It is even more worried that a large area of solar panels will affect the habitat of the black-faced spoonbill, a world-class conservation bird, and the ecological and tourism achievements that have been hard established for many years may be destroyed at once.

The Tainan municipal government will hold a review meeting on the first application this Friday (17th). Fishermen are worried that the laws and regulations and research are incomplete, let alone fully communicate with the local people. "if this is over, the rest will be unstoppable!" The residents strongly urged the government to suspend censorship, otherwise they would not rule out more fierce protests, and even called on: "Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, should personally come to our Haipu Land to listen to the opinions of the fishermen!"

Photography / Cai Jiashan