In 2005 the county government finally found a way to stop mainland fishermen from going onto the islands. Once a person was discovered violating the regulations by crossing the border and getting onto the islands, his fishing nets and equipment were confiscated in line with cross-strait agreements. "This deprived them of the tools for making a living and represented a very serious loss.
2005 年，縣政府終於找出有效遏止大陸漁民上岸的辦法：一旦發現越界違規上岸者，就依兩岸關係條例，沒收所有的漁網具，「對岸漁民害怕失去謀生工具，損失慘重。