Overfishing substantially cut the number of Taiwan trout. A staple of the diet of local aborigines, the fish has been unable to sustain its former population in the face of advances in fishing techniques. One hopes that its current special treatment can allow it to recover some of its previous abundance.
如今魚少了，只因捕魚技術大大進步，電魚、炸魚、毒魚方法紛紛出籠，加上未受保護前，不少人上山欲睹國寶魚的真面目，脆弱的台灣鱒經不起人來人往的騷擾，族群大減，農委會不得不派人巡邏、保護，只為求給它們一塊「靜」土。