1951-1965年間，臺灣遠洋漁業在美援協助下有進一步之發展。當時我國政府利用美援發展漁業，主要為了補充國人蛋白質來源、增加漁獲量以減少進口鹹魚所付出的外匯、及恢復戰時損壞的漁業設施。 我國政府制定漁業計畫引進美援解決我國漁業問題，透過美援會、農復會及經安會、漁增會等機構，來制定、協調及執行漁業計畫，這些機構看似疊床架屋，事實上各有其負責項目。這樣發展狀況下，讓我國漁業增產復甦、漁船建造、港口等硬體設備得以恢復，而遠洋鮪漁業亦在此時開始發展。 然而美援資金的運用原則，希望政府不要主導太多，以輔助民間企業發展為主，但遠洋漁業所需資金龐大，絕非民間企業單獨可負擔。所以政府制定〈350噸級鮪釣漁船計畫〉，由公營之中國漁業股份有限公司作示範作業，藉此吸引民間的投資，以符合美援的精神，但在這過程中衍生新的問題，如日資掌控、美援還款等問題。 Taiwan deep-sea fishery has further developed by the Council for U.S. Aid (CUSA) during 1951-1965 years. At that time, our government on CUSA developed fishery to supply protein for compatriots, increase fishing quantity to reduce payment of foreign exchange of the importation kipper and restore fishery facilities in wartime. Our government projects fishery, which is planned, coordinated and carried out by CUSA, JOINT COMMISSION ON RURAL RECONSTRUCTION (JCRR), Economic Stabilization Board (ESB) , and introduces CUSA to solve our fishery problems. These organizations seem to be the same duty, but they have individual duties. Our country fishery production, fishing vessel and harbor facilities are able to restore under this development and deep-sea thornback industry also starts developing. The government primarily assisted private sectors and doesn’t dominate according to the utilizing principle of USCA funds, but the funds of deep-sea fishery are too much to bear alone by folk enterprise. Therefore, the government plans 350 tons tunas fishing vessel. The public China fishery Ltd. makes the demonstration in order to attract private investment with the spirit of CUSA, but new questions will be generated in this process such as Japanese investment and CUSA payment.
