Guest director Duwayne Dunham was one of the editors on Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and an assistant editor on Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Originally, official canon had Ackbar learning his military experience from his time as a prisoner on his own planet at the hands of the Empire. In this episode there is an established military of which he is a captain.
Mon Cala senator Meena Tills first appeared as a background character in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). The character was described as being a male in several tie-in sources following the film. However, Dave Filoni knew Meena Tills was named after female Lucasfilm employee Tina Mills and decided to correct this discrepancy during this story-arc.
Prince Lee-Char is named after Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for the StarKist tuna brand.
At one point, a variation of the original score of Jaws (1975) can be briefly heard as Riff Tamson swims closely to the camera.