In central of Taiwan, reclamation of industrial park in the tidal zones have been exploited from 1979 to 1990s along the coast of Changhua County, therefore resulted in conflicts between artisanal fisheries by decreasing the habitat of organisms, such as the mud shrimp (Austinogebia edulis). The Shengang Shrimp Breeding and Conservation Areas 1 and 2 (Shengang – RCAs) were established in Changhua County in 2006. However, continuous scientific observations are limited for examining the Shengang - RCAs management plan since it’s been established. This study confirms the present situation of the mud shrimp distribution and the effectiveness of the Shengang – RCAs plan. The mud shrimp distribution field survey has been conducted during the period of 2017 to 2020, meanwhile the habitat topography from satellite images, and climate variation of precipitation and air temperature were also examined. Individual density and topography change related to climate data have been processed by spatial analysis tool in geographic information system (GIS) and statistic tests. The results showed that in Shengang wetland, shrimp individual density has significant spatial variability, and the high-density sites were moved outside the Shengang – RCAs referring to the change of tidal stream. This change significantly decreases the habitat quality in Shengang – RCAs, and the mud shrimp population is unprotected. However, the conservation institution in Taiwan does not provide an amendment strategy in modifying the conservation area. Consequently, this study emphasizes the need for a conservation translocation framework at both the national and local levels to modify the location appropriately with time.

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