Keelung's fishing industry has greatly benefited from the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute (TRFI), an organization under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
基隆一向是本省漁業重鎮，早在民國十二年，此地即設鰹魚製造試驗所，後更擴大掌理漁撈、製造試驗及海洋之調查研究。台灣光復後，改名台灣省水產試驗所。