This was followed by the establishment of another Marine Fisheries School, in Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu in 1963 specifically to cater for the training needs of fishermen from the East Coast states of the Peninsular. Recognizing the current needs and looking at the rapid progress in the Fisheries Industry, as a positive effort towards further developing the country's fisheries industry, an institute known as the Malaysian Fisheries Training Institute (ILPM) was subsequently established with the assistance and cooperation of the United Nations through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).