ICLARM implemented DEGITA in collaboration with the Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, the National Aquaculture Genetics Research Institute (now the Aquatic Animal Genetics Research and Development Institute) of Thailand, NFFTC, Shanghai Fisheries University, and Research Institutes for Aquaculture (Nos. 1 and 2) of Viet Nam. The development of GIFT and DEGITA necessitated the improvement of research facilities and support for their operations at all partner institutes