"In fact, scholars are very clear that propagation can only treat the symptoms," says Chuang Ling-chuan, who has already turned to studying another fish species unique to Taiwan, the ku fish. Scholars can certainly achieve results in their breeding research simply by working harder, but the fate of the salmon will depend on more than their effort; it also involves overall policy decisions and coordination among many government agencies.
「學界其實很清楚，人工繁殖只是治標工作」，已經轉而研究台灣特有魚類高身魚的莊鈴川說，學術研究只要努力就有成績，但國寶魚命運牽涉的卻是許多行政單位配合的問題。