It is true that the brook masu salmon have survived from ancient times, and they are internationally famous as Taiwan's precious living fossils. But still, in the greater context of the incessant deterioration of Nature, these fish are not the only creatures who ultimately are finding it difficult to escape extinction. And at the same time, how much hope remains as the salmon struggle against the manmade "New Nature"?
雖說櫻花鉤吻鮭是遠古留存下來、名聞國際的台灣活化石國寶，但在大自然不斷惡化的大環境下，終究難逃絕種命運的也不只是這些魚而已；同時，與人為導致的「新天」爭時，究竟有多少把握？