Ten years ago--before Taiwan had its Wildlife Conservation Law, when no one had any experience breeding endangered species, and when in fact many citizens had no conception of ecological protection at all--the story of the brook masu salmon became the first chapter in the history of the conservation of wildlife in Taiwan.
十年前，國內沒有野生動物保育法，也缺乏復育瀕臨絕種動物的經驗，許多國人甚至不知道什麼是生態保育。櫻花鉤吻鮭﹘﹘一種只生存於大甲溪上游的野生魚類，開啟了台灣生態保育史的第一步。