In addition, with the southern section of National Highway 3 nearing completion at the time, the number of visitors pouring into Kenting National Park in Hengchun exceeded 4 million per year. Checheng, the home of the NMMBA, was located right on the way to Kenting. With its unique characteristics, the convenient access and the volume of people passing through, the future of the museum looked very bright.
加以當時南部第二高速公路已近完工，恆春墾丁每年湧入的觀光人次超過 400 萬，海生館座落的車城鄉正是出入墾丁必經之處，特色、交通、人潮皆具備之下，前景看好。