In 1989, Council of Agriculture established the “Overseas Fisheries Development Council of the Republic of China”(OFDC) with an aim to assisting the government and the industry in reaching fisheries cooperation agreement and reducing the cases of detention of fishing vessels by foreign authorities.
Furthermore, by educating fishermen and operators with dissemination of information on fisheries and propagation of the laws, OFDC hopes to ensure the sustainable development of Taiwan 's distant waters fisheries despite its difficult political reality in the international community.