The government must handle this matter with great care, lest it incur international sanctions. If our humpback dolphins were to get as close to extinction as China's Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), Taiwan would became a case study in how not to preserve an endangered species.
台大生態學與演化生物研究所主任李培芬和中研院研究員陳昭倫都呼籲，白海豚已列入國際保育聯盟「嚴重瀕危」等級，政府對此議題必須審慎處理，否則恐引發國際制裁；若像生活於中國長江的「白鱀豚」般走向滅絕，將變成保育教科書的負面教材。