The School of Fisheries is engaged in the design and development of workshops and training programs. The effectiveness of this training is enhanced through industrially relevant research.

The School's capabilities are organized around three broad areas:

The following industrially relevant research is headed by the (CASD), with the exception of hydrodynamic testing:

• Fish Health Services
• Hydrodynamic Testing
• Nutritional Studies
• Site Selection
• Technology Transfer
• Water Quality Assessment
• Workshop Development

Fisheries training ranges from short duration industrially relevant workshops, through full Fishing Masters programs, to technical certificates and master's degrees.

The following applied research in support of the fishing industry is the focus of the (CFER) and the (CSAR):

• Acoustic Research
• Biological Resource Assessments
• By-catch Reduction
• Ecosystem Research
• Energy Efficiency
• Fish Behaviour
• Fish Health Services
• Fisheries Development
• Fisheries Surveys
• Fishing Gear Design and Testing
• Hydrodynamic Testing
• Stock Assessment
• Technology Transfer
• Workshop Development

The School of Fisheries supports the food industries through the provision of short duration industrially relevant courses and workshops and through its on campus Food Technology and Food Safety programs.

The following industrially relevant research is headed by the (CASD):

• Equipment Testing and Evaluation
• Fisheries By-product Utilization
• Food Safety
• Processing Design and Evaluation
• Product Analysis
• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Workshop Development