The retreating coastline affects us all, whether in cities or hamlets, in agriculture or industry. But those who suffer first are the disadvantaged areas nearest the water's edge, such as the poor fishing villages of Tungshih, Putai or Chinhu.
國土不進則退，都市、聚落、產業受影響，而首先遭殃的是靠海岸最前端的弱勢地區，如東石、布袋、金湖等資源最缺的漁村。