The brook masu salmon inhabit the Chichiawan Stream, along the upper reaches of the Tachia River, which is the source of drinking water for the greater Taichung region. Therefore, the environment they depend on for life is directly important to people as well. "As with the air and water, the fate of the salmon is a symptom of the human quality of life.
因為櫻花鉤吻鮭所生存的七家灣溪，是大台中地區的水源地大甲溪的上游，它們賴以維生的環境就是如同「我們呼吸的空氣、飲用的水一般，是人們生活的指標，它健康的存在，人們的生活品質才有可能提昇。」