Given the importance of fishing as an income and employment-generating activity in the coastal areas of the Philippines, its revival as a key sector in the country's overall development takes on a critical dimension. Research and development (R&D) is one area which can greatly help in the sector's revival since R&D can generate new information and technologies that will increase the fisheries sector's output. But is the Philippine fisheries R&D fully equipped to serve as the vehicle of progress for the sector?
