The Myanmar Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Symposium was held in Yangon on 16-17 November 2017. The event provided a unique opportunity for national and international researchers to take stock of present sectoral knowledge and jointly identify the most promising pathways for impactful fisheries and aquaculture research in Myanmar. The event was cooperatively organized by WorldFish and the Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the umbrella of the Fisheries Research Development Network (FRDN). In this report, the first part includes a compilation of abstracts from the research activities presented at the symposium while the second part documents the thematic workshops discussions and provides some suggestions on how research can be used to better understand and catalyze development outcomes.