The role and development of tertiary education in fisheries science in Malaysia

Abstract

When considering the involvement of institutions of higher learning in problems relevant to national development, in this particular case the fisheries sector, the first question that is still often raised is why they should enter this domain at all, when there are other agencies such as the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, MAJUIKAN, MARDI, FAMA, etc. which are directly responsible for tackling this problem. One often expresses a fear that anything the University may be able to do is not like by make an impact because the traditional role of a University is purely intellectual academic pursuits.