The Republic of China has placed emphasis on fishery development in recent years. In the last twenty years the annual fishery production increased 9.2 % on the average.
中華民國政府對開發漁業資源素來非常重視，自民國四十二年實施五期經建計畫以來，漁業增產一直列為重點之一，廿年來漁獲量年有增加，平均年增產量達 9.2％。