 Today, since the founding of the MSU College of Fisheries and as a distinct unit of the MSU System, MSU Naawan holds the distinction as one of the campus that has gained both national and international prominence in fisheries research.Last January 2016, MSU Naawan received its first Center of Excellence Award in Fisheries and second Center of Development Award for Marine Science pursuant to CHED Memorandum Order no.38 series of 2015.