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澎湖海洋地質公園 PENGHU MARINE GEOPARK                                                                                                                                          文化與旅遊篇         Culture & Travel Volume




            吉貝嶼地質公園


            吉貝嶼面積約3.1平方公里,為澎湖北海最大的有                            業,石滬漁業體驗旅遊也是熱門旅遊活動。
            人島,地勢東高西低,西南岸的西崁山為全島最高                             目前澎湖在各地的石滬總數,約有589口之多,其中
            點,西岸由灘岩及綿延的沙灘組成,南岸有最著名                             吉貝嶼四週就有103口,因此吉貝有「石滬的故鄉」
            的白色貝殼沙堆積而成的沙尾地形,是島上旅遊、                             之稱。
            水上活動最熱門的地方。吉貝嶼沿岸早期石滬漁業
            興盛,為非常重要的漁法,後來因漁船、魚具日益                             在吉貝嶼目前已經有不少設備不錯的民宿,交通船
            精進,石滬漁業才日漸沒落。當地旅遊業者大都將                             和遊艇往返白沙鄉赤崁村班次頻繁,島上還有遊客
            石滬休閒漁業轉型提供遊客體驗魚夫生活。石滬捕                             中心及石滬漁業展示館,提供交通、旅遊及環境教
            魚是一種合乎自然的捕魚方法,早年巡滬捕撈為澎                             育相關資訊。因為是獨立的島嶼,在經營管理及區
            湖群島帶來相當多的財富。現今政府推動休閒漁                              域規劃有其優勢。


                                                                                                                                                                                                                            吉貝嶼沙嘴地形
            Jibeiyu Geopark                                                                                                                                          吉貝嶼沙嘴地形                                               Jibeiyu's sandspit
                                                                                                                                                                     Jibeiyu's sandspit
            Jibeiyu is the largest inhabited island in the north   fishing will be used for tourists to experience an-
            sea area of Penghu. The size of Jibeiyu is about   cient fishermen's life style.
            3.1 km2. The topography of Jibeiyu is high in the   Until now, there are a total of 589 stone weirs
            east and  low in the west. The peak of Sikan hill   in Penghu. One hundrend and three of them are
            on its northwestern coast is the highest point in   distributed around Jibeiyu. As a result, Jibeiyu
            Jibeiyu. Its western coast consists of beach rocks   has been called "the Hometown of Stone Weirs."
            and meandering sandy beaches. Its southern
            coast has the most famous sandspit accumulated     At present, Jibeiyu provides many quality bed
            by white shell sands, where tourists most prefer   and breakfast accommodation. The shuttle traffic
            to come for water activities. In the early time,   of traffic boats and yachts between Jibeiyu and
            the stone weir fishery along the coastline of Ji-  Chikan Village in Baisha Township is very fre-
            beiyu was very popular. It was the major fishing   quent. In addition, the Vistor Center and Stone
            method used by local people, and also brought      Weir Fishery Exhibition Hall in the geopark pro-
            much wealth to local residents. Nevertheless, the   vide transportation, tourism, and interpretation
            advancement of both fishing boats and tools have   related information.
            made the stone weir fishery gradually declined.    Because Jibeiyu Geopark comprises only one
            At present, the government is promoting the de-    island, it is obviously having advantages in com-
            velopment of recreational fisheries. The "stone    prehensive planning and management.
            weir fishing tour" has become one of the impor-
            tant promotional activities. Thus, the stone weir






















            吉貝嶼石滬
            Jibeiyu's stone weirs




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