Given the fact that, as Dr. Chou notes, "as long as the fishing industry exists, the incidental take will never reach zero," two years ago, commissioned by the COA, she began acquiring samples of dead dolphins from beachings and incidental takes to study for future reference in managing Taiwan's cetacean resources.
「只要漁業存在一天，意外捕獲率就不可能等於零」，周蓮香表示。她前年接受農委會委託，蒐集各地擱淺及意外死亡的鯨類作標本研究，以作為日後台灣鯨類資源分佈的比對資料。