Fish Farmers in Yilan County Suffering 豪雨導致鱸魚受損嚴重 大同養殖漁民批

Yilan County's farmers say the flooding the other day caused a total of 10 tons of sea bass to die and accused the government of inaction and the magistrate's inspection simply a political stunt. The authorities say it will help breeders to apply for subsidies.

This Datong Township fish pond is filled with 10 tons of dead sea bass. As Typhoon Nisat flooded rivers, which then damaged access roads, the farmers can't even do anything about the dead fish.

Hsu Ting-yen, Sea Bass Breeder: “They're putting on a show. On the second day, the magistrate came. The magistrate, county councilors, township chiefs and representatives -- they all came. It's the fifth day now. I ask you, are the 10-plus tons of dead fish still in the ponds?”

Lin Fang-min, Director, Yilan County Marine and Fisheries Development Office: “We reported the figures we received from township offices -- including damage area and financial losses -- to the Fisheries Agency immediately.”

Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zi-miao visited with fish breeders on the 17th. Fish breeders say nothing has been done and they have only received NT$30,000 each. In response, the county government said fish breeders are eligible for subsidies of NT$420,000 per hectare and it is helping breeders to file subsidy applications and set up temporary bridges across the damaged access road.

The county government has also been criticized for delays in announcing information in the wake of Typhoon Nisat, including an 18-year-old Taoyuan woman surnamed Cheng that was reported missing on the 16th and a 13-member hiking group from National Ilan University that got trapped on Mingchi Mountain.

Lee Yueh-ju, Executive Secretary, Yilan Emergency Operations Center: “There is definitely room for improvement.”

The county government has admitted there is room for improvement in releasing information, while Lin thanked firefighters and rescue workers for their dedication.

約10噸的鱸魚死在魚塭裡，全都是大同鄉養殖漁民的心血。因尼莎颱風外圍環流影響，河水暴漲，沖斷魚塭聯外道路，死魚至今無法處理，漁民氣得跳腳。

鱸魚養殖漁民徐定諺批評：「覺得就是在作秀，因為第2天縣長就來了，縣長、縣議員、鄉公所鄉長、代表，什麼都來。結果今天第5天了，我問你啊，死魚差不多10噸還在池子裡面。」

宜蘭縣政府漁業管理所長林芳民表示：「至於災損的部分，我們也第一時間已經把公所提報上來的受害面積，以及相關的損失的成本，已經往上呈報給漁業署。」

因林姿妙17日曾到魚塭勘災，漁民表示問題至今還沒解決，加上魚塭損失上百萬，卻只領到3萬元補助，批評縣長、議員會勘在作秀。縣府回應，依據補助標準，漁民每公頃損失可獲得42萬元補助，會協助申請補助，公所也會搭建臨時性鐵橋，協助清運死魚。

尼莎帶來暴雨，也造成台7線多處坍方。消防人員下切至台7線路段邊坡，搜索疑似因道路坍方，16日被通報失聯的桃園市18歲鄭姓女子。消防人員在台7線70多公里處，找到鄭女遭土石淹埋的機車，目前持續搜索中。不過，這起案件跟宜蘭大學13名師生在明池山區受困案，縣府都是獲報後事隔多天才發布訊息，被質疑掩蓋災情。

縣府水災災害應變中心執行秘書李岳儒坦言：「縣府這邊，我們的確會有改善的一個空間。」

林姿妙回應，消防人員已極力救災，謝謝大家；縣府則坦承，資訊發布太慢的問題，的確有改善空間。