Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Introduction
Kaohsiung, known as the port city, is the birthplace of Taiwan's distant water fishery, boasting over 3,000 fishing vessels with a total tonnage exceeding 560,000 tons. It captures more than 700,000 metric tons of fish annually, accounting for about 50% of Taiwan's total fishery production, highlighting the contribution and significance of the fishing industry in Kaohsiung City to Taiwan. The Fisheries Cultural Museum was established to enhance public understanding of Kaohsiung's fishing industry and encourage concern for the development and inheritance of fisheries. The museum is divided into various thematic areas, including distant water trawling, nearshore fishing, aquaculture, fish processing, fishery conservation and utilization, as well as museums for squid fisheries and tuna fishing. It employs various realistic images and multimedia to convey knowledge about marine fisheries, allowing the public and future generations to better understand and connect with Kaohsiung's vital industries. The establishment of the Fisheries Cultural Museum also integrates the Qianzhen Fishing Port fishery direct marketing center and the Qianzhen fish market, providing the public with a place for fishery education and recreation, while serving educational, cultural, and leisure functions related to fisheries.
