A total of 20 participants from 13 countries attended the training course which was hosted by the Brackishwater Aquaculture Development Centre, Situbondo, Indonesia. The participants came from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

All participants were able to gather some contacts for their future aquaculture activities after they returned home. The training course and the field trips had provided an opportunity for the participants to obtain future contacts for supplies and marketing. Field trips were well organised based on the feedbacks provided by participants.