In accompany with rapid development of economy and raise of national income, the demand and interest of the public in recreational tour are also increasing year by year. Land recreational facilities and activities can not longer meet the requirement of the public. On the other hand, Taiwan is surrounded by sea all around it, contributing wonderful and rich ocean landscape resource, with development value for tourism business. Since release of martial laws, the coastal activities have been gradually opened, the government, in order to promote marine fishing recreational activity, prescribed 〝Marine Fishing Activity Management Regulations of taiwan Area〞in order to encouraage the public to engage in marine receational activities. On the other hand, in order to promote the combination of ocean recreational activity and fishery, increase fishermen's income, on May 26,1993, in accordance with 〝Fishery Law〞,〝Management Regulations of Amusement Fishery〞were stipulated by incorporating the marine amusement into an aspect of fishery to provide due specifications.
The operation of amusement fishery by means of fishing boat can be divided into exclusive operation and part-time operation. Any boat for normal operation with tonnage from 1 to 50 tons and aged more than 3 years and less than 15 years may apply for performing part-time amusement
fishery during spare fishing time which cannot only promote fishery operation structure but can also increase income. Concerning the exclusive operation of amusement fishery, since a fishing harbor is for parking of normal operation fishing boats, therefore, the 〝exclusive operation of
fishing boats for amusement fishery 〞is in quota system. The number of 〝part-time fishing boat for amusement fishery〞will not be limited. Till 1994, there are 38 exclusive operation of fishing boats for amusement fishery and 174 part-time operation of fishing boats for amusement fishery in total.
In order to ensure the safety of passengers of engaging marine amusement fishery activity, it is specially required in the 〝Management Regulations of Amusement Fishery〞with the safety measures, passenger number and required items for th fishing boat for amusement fishery. If one is interested in taking marine recreational and amusement activities, he (she) is allowed to get aboard with his (her) ID card. Activities can be held within 24 N. M. around Taiwan and Penghu and within 12N. M. of Pengchia lsland, Green lsland and Orchid lsland provided the activity length time shall be no more than 48 hours.
The development of amusement fishery, on the one hand, can adjust the current fishery operation structure, improve operation dilemma, increase income for fishermen; on the other hand, it can provide the public a wide and spacious amusement activity space. It is a development in comply with modern trend and towards high living standard of a diversified society.