MDPI's Head Office is located in Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Since establishment in 2013, the majority of administrative, planning, and coordination responsibilities for the organization have been carried out here. It currently has 19 staff based here that provide technical backstopping for various programs across MDPI's sites in 6 provinces. MDPI is currently developing partnerships to begin implementing activities in Bali.

MDPI started working in Manado in 2017, supporting evidence-based co-management through data collection on small-scale fisheries, capacity building of fishers to enable involvement in management discussions, and piloting technology-based traceability. In 2020 MDPI began developing a community organization program to empower coastal communities to further support sustainable fisheries, which was also implemented in Minaesa village, North Minahasa. As MDPI work alongside communities, in 2021 the MDPI site office was relocated to Minaesa to help maintain strong relationships and trust from those we work with. Prior to establishing the Manado site, MDPI also worked in Bitung from 2015 to 2020 carrying out data collection and community programs. Moreover, MDPI also expanded its scope of work related to data collection and community in Sangihe from 2017 to 2020.

East Lombok is the first MDPI site to implement data collection work, becoming a hub for fishers and stakeholder for knowledge sharing. In over 8 years MDPI has been working in 1 village, 2 landing sites, directly supporting 2.970 fishers. Established in 2012, MDPI continues to work on data collection to develop a more effective management of tuna fisheries. In 2021, programs to empower coastal community members were developed in East Lombok, mainly through fisheries community organization.

Recognizing how fishery resources play an important role within the supply chain, MDPI began working in Morotai in 2018. MDPI has since been working in Morotai to support the development of robust data collection system to further meet eco-labelling standards. MDPI’s work in Morotai spans 1 village, 2 landing sites, directly supporting 209 fishers, all in support of ensuring a more effective management for tuna fisheries.

Established in 2013, North Buru is MDPI’s first project site to gain US Fair Trade (FT) certification. MDPI’s work in North Buru and South Buru spans 10 villages, 11 landing sites, and 14 fisher associations, directly supporting 420 fishers. The whole suite of MDPI’s fisheries and programmatic interventions are conducted in Buru, where MDPI has gained a local reputation as a trusted partner. In over 8 years, MDPI has worked alongside 14 suppliers, 322 vessels, 3 processors, and 500+ community members alike.

Bone supports improvement in small-scale fisheries through activities such as port sampling data collection, fisheries co-management, community capacity building, and playing a supportive role to the local government in developing management plans. With over 8 years of implementation, MDPI's work spans 1 village, 4 landing sites, and directly supports 744 fishers to ensure better awareness of sustainability of their fishery. Established in 2012, MDPI also supports the community in accessing information relating to small-scale fisheries in Indonesia, allowing for their integration into national management plans. In 2021, Bone started implementing a community organization program to expand the scope of work in increasing community awareness on the importance of sustainable fisheries.

The abundant catch of tuna in Sanana has proved to hold potential for the development of sustainable fisheries programs, specifically through data collection and Fair Trade implementation. Established in 2018, MDPI has been working in 2 villages, 1 landing site, alongside 3 fisher associations, directly supporting 159 fishers.

Ternate site was established to further expand the reach of Fair Trade implementation and data collection scope in North Maluku. Established in 2018, MDPI’s activities in have covered 5 villages, 3 landing sites, 5 fisher associations, directly supporting approximately 160 fishers located in Ternate and Tobelo. Many sustainable fisheries programs that have been implemented in past 4 years have spanned 160+ fishers, 3 suppliers, 1 processor, and 200+ community members.

MDPI has been working in Seram, part of Maluku province, since 2015 when MDPI began implementing data collect activities. With over 6 years of implementation, MDPI's site projects initially covered 3 areas including South Seram, North Seram, and Seram Bagian Timur. Currently, MDPI has been focusing all activities in South Seram to support data collection, eco-label certifications, and community organization. MDPI has been working across 6 villages, 10 landing sites, with 13 fisher associations and directly supporting 493 fishers located in North Seram, South Seram, and Seram Bagian Timur. Seram is the most vibrant site in the history of MDPI’s project sites.