Some 10,000 aquaculturists from across the world, mostly Southeast Asians, have been trained on scientific aquaculture over the past 25 years by a Philippine-based Southeast Asian center. The training program is being implemented by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in the seaside Iloilo town of Tigbauan. 24 kilometers west of Iloilo City. Many of the beneficiaries of the continuing training program of SEAFDEC have become key players in the development of aquaculture in their respective countries.

Fernandez, R. A. (2000, December 3). SEAFDEC-AQD: RP-based facility powers Asia to the forefront of world aquaculture dev't. The Philippine Star, p. 27.