The School of Fisheries' relevance to the aquaculture, fishing and food production industries it serves is largely due to an insistence on training programs and industrial research activities that complement each other.

Within the School, Community Based Education Delivery (CBED) is responsible for the majority of industrial training while the industrial centres: the Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD); the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystem Research (CFER); and the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR) carry out industrially relevant research.