SEAFDEC has four Departments that focus on different aspects of fisheries development:

• The Training Department (TD) in Samut Prakan, Thailand (1967) for training in marine capture fisheries

• The Marine Fisheries Research Department (MFRD) in Singapore (1967) for post-harvest technologies 

• The Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines (1973) for aquaculture research and development

• The Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (MFRDMD) in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia (1992) for the development and management of fishery resources in the exclusive economic zones of SEAFDEC Member Countries

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