Thousands of oyster shelves abandoned for one year / 蘇迪勒毀嘉義千座蚵棚 棄置堤岸未處理　　　　　　　　　　

Last August, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed thousands of oyster shelves in Chiayi's coastal areas. Now, a year later, more than a thousand derelict oyster shelves still remain on the beach, despite the county government's proposal to offer NT$250 for every oyster shelf removed. According to local oyster farmers the money was simply not enough. In Chiayi's coastal areas, abandoned oyster shelves stretch along the embankment. Last year, Typhoon Soudelor destroyed thousands of oyster shelves. A year later, more than one thousand shelves remain abandoned. ==Local Oyster Farmer== The government should really do something about these abandoned oyster shelves. We cannot afford to have another typhoon stacking up more destroyed oyster shelves. It's just not pretty. ==CHANG CHENG-I, Director, Promotional Department of Chiayi Fishermen's Association== The county government proposed to offer NT$250 for every shelf removed, but the money doesn't cover the cost. The incentive is not strong enough. The local fishermen's association said that the oyster shelves were abandoned at places lower than the embankment. Even with the help of heavy-duty vehicles, it still takes at least 2 to 3 people to remove an oyster shelf. The county government once proposed to offer NT$250 per oyster shelf removed, but the amount is simply not enough to compensate the time and manpower required. ==HSIAO YING-PI, Deputy Director-General, Dept. of Agriculture, Chiayi County Govt.== We have opened tender offers twice to remove the abandoned oyster shelves, but they both failed. If we can have a successful bidder this time, the cleaning will be completed by the end of the month. The abandoned oyster shelves have not been cleaned up over the past year because of two tender failures. Now that the typhoon season is arriving, local oyster farmers hope that the county government can speed up the operation to prevent further damage. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 廢棄蚵棚堆滿堤岸邊，綿延將近一公里，這裡是嘉義東石沿海，去年蘇迪勒颱風肆虐，打壞沿海數千座蚵棚，隔了一年，廢棄的棚架還有一千多座。 ==當地蚵農== 要想出辦法把這些整理一下 把這些看怎麼處理 才不會說 不然以後 如果颱風又打壞蚵棚 又壞了 又流到岸邊 堆積成山喔 當然景觀更難看呀 ==嘉義區漁會推廣主任 張正義== （縣府說)回收一個棚架 要補助漁民250元 所以說漁民認為 費用不敷成本 所以說 沒有那個誘因 當地漁會表示，廢棄蚵棚聚集的地方，遠低於堤岸的高度，重型機具到達後，還是得靠人力搬運，蚵農現場示範搬一個蚵架，就要兩、三個人，雖然縣府曾提議農民處理一個蚵架補助250元，但耗費的時間跟人力，根本不只250元，降低蚵農協助意願。 ==嘉縣府農業處副處長 蕭瑛碧== 目前就是我們 清除廢棄蚵棚的部份 我們前陣子有上網招標兩次 可是全部流標了 （只要)有廠商進來投標的話 這樣子的話 月底就(可望)完成清運 兩次流標，讓廢棄蚵棚留在嘉義沿海長達一年的時間，颱風季已經到了，蚵農希望縣府加快腳步，免得堵住出海口，造成更大的傷害。 記者 王柔婷 陳顯坤 嘉義報導