The IOTC-OFCF Project is conducted by the IOTC Secretariat and OFCF (Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation) Japan, and has been implemented since JFY2002. The objectives are: (1) to improve the accuracy of tuna and tuna-like fishery statistics and information provided by IOTC coastal States (2) to develop capacity in the collection, management and reporting of tuna fishery statistics by IOTC coastal States.