Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization

Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization

高雄市漁業文化館
Established	April 2002
Location	Cianjhen, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°34′20.3″N 120°19′00.4″E
Type	museum
Founder	Kaohsiung City Government
Public transit access	Caoya MRT station

The Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization (traditional Chinese: 高雄市漁業文化館; simplified Chinese: 高雄市渔业文化馆; pinyin: Gāoxióng Shì Yúyè Wénhuàguǎn) is a museum in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

History

The origin of the museum can be traced to the establishment of a cultural museum of squid fishery in April 2002 by the Taiwan Squid Association and a cultural museum of tuna fishery in November 2003 by the Taiwan Tuna Association. Later on, the Kaohsiung City Government combined the two museums to form the Kaohsiung Museum of Fisheries Civilization after obtaining a fund of NT$20 million from the Fisheries Agency.

Exhibitions

The museum is divided into four exhibition areas, which are:

• Area A, for the far sea trawl fisheries zone, coastal and offshore fisheries zone, aquaculture zone
• Area B, tuna exhibition zone
• Area C, for the fisheries products processing zone, fisheries conservation and utilization zone
• Area D, squid exhibition zone

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance southwest of Caoya Station of Kaohsiung MRT.

See also

• List of museums in Taiwan