The Northeast and Ilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration has released a list of 25 spots considered too dangerous for fishing and is asking the public to exercise caution.
All locations listed will be closed off whenever the Central Weather Bureau issues a typhoon warning or forecasts wind speeds exceeding 8.0 on the Beaufort Scale or waves higher than 6m. Trespassers will be fined NT$3,000 to NT$15,000.
The Disaster Prevention and Protection Act (災害防救法) also stipulates that people who enter areas that are off-limits during a typhoon can be fined between NT$50,000 and NT$250,000.
Administration Secretary Yang Yeong-sheng (楊永盛) said the public can check wind speed forecasts online, as provided by the administration and National Cheng Kung University.
The coastal areas identified as dangerous are the Ming tunnel (明隧道) at the 80.5km mark on Provincial Highway No. 2, Nanya parking lot at the 82km mark on the highway, the Nanya rock formations (南亞奇石) at the 82.5km mark, the Tapiwei platform (大鼻尾坪台) at the 83km mark, west of the Bitou parking lot at the 83.5km mark, the Bitou reefs and lighthouse platform, Bitou Baimaokan (鼻頭白毛坎), the slanted platform at First Dragon Cave (龍洞), Third Dragon Cave (龍洞三支), the Huoyan Mountain (火炎山) scenic spot at the 95km mark, Hsianglanping Tzuwei (香蘭坪仔尾), Mao’aobi Ergou (毛澳鼻二溝), Makang Heimao Reef (馬崗黑毛礁) at the 110km mark, Makang Chukeping (豬哥坪), Lailai Szuchiaoku (萊萊四角堀) at the 112km mark, Yingkeshi Huangji Reef (鶯歌石黃雞礁) at the 115km mark, Yingkeshi Heimao Reef (鶯歌石黑毛礁) at the 115km mark, Taku’ao Heimaogou (大堀澳黑毛溝) at the 116km mark, Yentzukan (煙子坎) at the 117km mark, Shihcheng Fishing Harbor (石城魚港口) at the 119km mark, Tali Reef (大里外礁) at the 123km mark, Tali Fanshuliao (大里番薯寮) at the 123km mark, Peikuan Haichao Park (北關海潮公園) and the protruding embankment on the northern side of Wushih Harbor (烏石港).
The North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area (北海岸暨觀音山風景區) is considering similar regulations, Yang said.
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