碩士 / 國立臺灣海洋大學 / 海洋文化研究所 / 103 / Keelung’s Badouzi, located at the northeastern tip of Taiwan and about two kilometers to the east of the Keelung Harbor, is a typical fishing village in a natural bay area. More than two centuries ago, during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, two brothers named Du emigrated to the village from Quanzhou of Fujian province, and made a living by fishing. Gradually, people began to settle here as families, thus forming a major component of the village. Badouzi has gone through the Qing dynasty (1770-1911), the Occupation of Taiwan by the Japanese (1895-1945), the Return of Taiwan to China (1945), and its evolution into a harbor nowadays. In fact, the Badouzi village, with its changed faces mentioned above, is like the epitome of the development of Taiwan fishing villages.
This thesis will focus particularly on the development and changes of the fishing methods. Fishery literature aside, the writer of the thesis is dependent on interviews and field research, among other approaches, in order to have an in-depth observation of the fishing villages and garner the information about the development of the fishing methods. Badouzi, with a history of two hundred odd years, has experienced ups and downs, and now a phase of stagnation following the harbor’s establishment. The writer will discuss the overall development of Badouzi, detailing the nineteen fishing methods and the changes in fishing boats and fishing tackle. Here, three kinds of fisheries deserve noting: First, the prevailing torch-light net fishery has paved the way for the easy-going and profitable lives of Badouzi’s fishermen. Second, the appearance of the stick-held dip net fishery is fully indicative of their fishing talents, thus bringing about a revolution in the technology of fishing methods. Thirdly, the pole-and-line fishery has made incomes steady for the fishermen and offered further opportunities for them.
As is obvious, global warming has worsened the ecology of the ocean to the extent that fishery resources are gradually lacking. Besides, most of the nineteen fishing methods have vanished, a warning that signals the hidden problems of the future of Badouzi.
The fishing villages which are fishery-based have a direct influence on the lifestyles and culture of the fishermen. The results of such influence involve changes in Badouzi’s population structure, a cut in fishermen’s avocations during the off-seasons, and the changed life patterns of the women as well. Worse still, the young generation have little willingness to pursue fishery in terms of employment.
In contrast, newly established communities adjacent to Badouzi are an attraction for many outsiders to flow in. New forms of commerce have an impact on the social structure of Badouzi. Large housing complexes and new apartments are such that they have permanently changed the face of the fishing villages. In addition, fishermen’s religious beliefs and the local folk art activities have undergone certain changes. The residents are lacking in their willingness to participate in public affairs. In consequence, the traditional culture of the fishing villages is gone and their cultural development is in crisis.
This writer, who presents a case study of Badouzi’s fishery development and evolution, hopes to look deeper into the inner value of the culture of fishing villages. He, on the other hand, tries to come up with useful and concrete suggestions surrounding the sustained development of Badouzi’s fishery and the reestablishment of the culture of fishing villages.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/103NTOU5274001 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Hsu, Kun-Shan, 許焜山 |
| Contributors | An, Chia-Fang, 安嘉芳 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 234 |
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