"Very few of the people who visit scenic areas really make use of the resources there," says Chang Shih-chiao, a colleague of Dr. Hsin's in the geography department at NTU.
足令國人自誇的海底景觀也從此消失，喜愛玩水弄潮的人不再親近它。「每次去都要心疼許久」，觀光局規劃課技正江惠珍形容說，野柳得了「風景區癌症」，現在如何補救，都無法使之起死回生。