Resume The pursuit of sustainable fisheries requires a broad vision of fishery science - as the scientilic study of fishery systems. This irnplies the incorporation into fishery science of research on fishery management, fishing processes, fi shcr bchaviour and the human dynamics of fishery systerns. Such rcscarch requires (a) more extensive rnultidisciplinary linkages, with an increased role for cconomic and social science research, and (b) more day-to-day linkages between people, namely thosc involved in fishery science and in managcmcnt, together with fishery stakeholders. This paper rcvicws potential directions for fisheries rcsearch, and suggests a corresponding range of multidisciplinary research priorities, focused on analysis of: (a) the fishery management system, at both strategic and operational levels, (b) fisher behaviour and response to regulations, (c) "human dynamics" in fisheries, and (d) fishery systems modelling.