The new arrivals contributed their skills to the local fishing industry and helped to make the new port the best place in Toucheng to find fresh fish. The old port came to be used for repairing the fishing fleet.
龜山島民的到來，為地方漁業添了生力軍，也讓大溪新港成為頭城一帶最重要的新鮮漁貨集散地，而舊港則提供漁船修繕使用。