Hsiao Chiu explains that, because of the time differential, day and night are reversed from Taiwan. After finishing all the fishing boats 'various administrative tasks in the Argentine daytime, at night they still have to communicate with the mother companies and ship owners in Taiwan who are just getting to work. Agents must be available 24 hours a day.
小邱解釋，這邊的工作，與台灣時差晝夜顛倒，白天忙完漁船各項行政手續，晚上還要與台灣的總公司、船東聯繫，全天候二十四小時待命。