"The purpose of conservation is not to ban fishing, but hopefully to allow resources to be used sustainably." Deputy administrator Shieh Dah-wen says that at present the Fisheries Administration hopes to be able to control whale shark catches by introducing just one of three possible measures: quotas, size limits, or a yearly close season.
「保育的目的不在禁止捕魚，而是希望資源可以永續利用，」農委會漁業署副署長謝大文說，目前漁業署希望在配額限制、魚體大小、或一年停抓一季等方式中，擇一控制鯨鯊的捕獲量。