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National Institute of Fisheries Science

HeadquarterGeneral Affairs Division

Tamgu No. 3

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to marine environment research in the East Sea and East China Sea, this vessel conducts in-depth scientific analysis and predictions of changes in sea conditions by period and water layer, collects whale resource ecology and distribution data for ideal preservation and management of coastal whale resources, and gathers basic data for predicting changes in ecosystem and fishery resources due to climate change in Korean coastal waters
  • Key objectives East Sea/East China Sea marine surveillance, cetacean resource and ecology surveillance, jellyfish monitoring, etc.
  • Navigation zone Coastal/inshore waters
  • Research equipment Submarine topography surveillance device, precision bathymetric device, scientific fish finder, water temperature and salinity measuring device for each water layer, water sampling device, ultrasonic ocean current monitoring device, surface water temperature and salinity measuring device, automatic marine weather monitoring device, fish roe sampler, etc.
Tamgu No. 3에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 3 Gross tonnage 797tons
Launch date 2019. 8. 19 Sailing speed 15.0knots
Material Steel Range 5,750miles
Main engine 3,476hp × 1 Main generator 599kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 30people Main port Busan
Specifications Length 53.48m x Width 10.8m x Depth 6.75m x Draft 4.15m

Tamgu No. 20

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to fishery resource surveillance within South Korea's EEZ, this vessel gathers basic data for research on the biological characteristics of individual fish species, collects basic data for resource evaluation and management, etc., and utilizes the data for international fishery resource management in neighboring countries and to support policies for fishery development
  • Key objectives EEZ fishery resource surveillance (exclusive charge), East China Sea marine surveillance, etc.
  • Navigation zone South Korean EEZ waters, East China Sea, and global major fishing grounds
  • Research equipment est trawl equipment, trawl monitoring system, CTD winch, marine observation winch, fish control net winch, LOPC, sonar, scientific fish finder, water layer temperature and salinity meter, surface water temperature and salinity meter, stereoscopic dissection microscope, precision scale for ships, rapid ultra-low temperature freezer, rapid low temperature freezer, etc.
Tamgu No. 20에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 20 Gross tonnage 885tons
Launch date 2007. 12 Sailing speed 14.2knots
Material Steel Range 7,000miles
Main engine 1,300hp × 2 Main generator 290kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 30people Main port Busan
Specifications Length56.5m × Width11.8m × Depth 7.0m × Draft4.5m

Tamgu No. 21

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to fishery resource surveillance within South Korea's EEZ, this vessel gathers basic data for research on the biological characteristics of individual fish species, collects basic data for resource evaluation and management, etc., and utilizes the data for international fishery resource management in neighboring countries and to support policies for fishery development
  • Key objectives South Korean EEZ / Dokdo and deep sea / Korea-China provisional water resource surveillance (exclusive charge), etc.
  • Navigation zone South Korean EEZ waters, East China Sea, and Korea-China provisional waters
Tamgu No. 21호에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 21 Gross tonnage 999tons
Launch date 2015. 03 Sailing speed 15knots
Material Steel Range 7,000miles
Main engine 1,306hp × 2 Main generator 360kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 30people Main port Busan
Specifications Length 61.4m x Width 12.0m x Depth 7.5m x Draft 4.5m

Tamgu No. 22

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to fishery resource surveillance within South Korea's EEZ, this vessel gathers basic data for research on the biological characteristics of individual fish species, collects basic data for resource evaluation and management, etc., and utilizes the data for international fishery resource management in neighboring countries and to support policies for fishery development
  • Key objectives South Korean EEZ / Dokdo and deep sea / Korea-China provisional water resource surveillance (exclusive charge)
  • Navigation zone South Korean EEZ waters, East China Sea, and Korea-China provisional waters
Tamgu No. 22에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 22 Gross tonnage 797tons
Launch date 2019. 8. 19 Sailing speed 15.0knots
Material Steel Range 5,750miles
Main engine 3,476hp × 1 Main generator 599kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 30people Main port Busan
Specifications Length 53.48m x Width 10.8m x Depth 6.75m x Draft 4.15m

Tamgu No. 23

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to fishery resource surveillance within South Korea's EEZ, this vessel gathers basic data for research on the biological characteristics of individual fish species, collects basic data for resource evaluation and management, etc., and utilizes the data for international fishery resource management in neighboring countries and to support policies for fishery development
  • Key objectives South Korean EEZ / Dokdo and deep sea / Korea-China provisional water resource surveillance (exclusive charge), etc.
  • Navigation zone South Korean EEZ waters, East China Sea, and Korea-China provisional waters
  • Research equipment Test trawl equipment, trawl monitoring system, CTD winch, marine observation winch, fish control net winch, LOPC, sonar, scientific fish finder, water layer temperature and salinity meter, surface water temperature and salinity meter, stereoscopic dissection microscope, precision scale for ships, rapid ultra-low temperature freezer, rapid low temperature freezer, etc.
Tamgu No. 23에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 23 Gross tonnage 1,679tons
Launch date 2020. 03 Sailing speed 14knots
Material Steel Range 5,750miles
Propulsion device Azimuth propulsion Main generator 1,737kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 40people Main port Busan
Specifications Length 75.61m x Width 13.80m x Depth 7.4m x Draft 4.7m

East Sea Fisheries Research InstituteGeneral Affairs Division

Tamgu No. 12

Purpose of operation
This is a stern trawler-type vessel, and its main projects include research on the behavior of pollutants in the coastal area of the East Sea, the marine pollution monitoring network and dynamic surveillance of harmful pollutants in coastal waters, research on self-pollution in coastal fisheries, whale sighting surveillance, etc.
  • Key objectives National marine environment monitoring network, harmful red tide prevention and wide-area surveillance, whale sighting surveillance
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
  • Research equipment Water layer temperature and salinity meter, water sampler, sampler, plankton collection network, stereoscopic microscope, etc.
Tamgu No. 12에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 12 Gross tonnage 70tons
Launch date 2003. 11 Sailing speed 14knots
Material Steel Range 1,200miles
Main engine 1,600hp × 1 Main generator 100kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 12people Main port Pohang
Specifications Length 27.0m x Width 5.6m x Depth 2.35m x Draft 1.65m

West Sea Fisheries Research InstituteGeneral Affairs Division

Tamgu No. 2

Purpose of operation
This is a stern trawler-type test research vessel, and its main projects include the marine pollution monitoring network and red tide surveillance in the West Sea of Korea, research on the recovery of blue crab resources in the West Sea, research on fishery resource management in the West Sea, etc.
  • Key objectives Coastal resource surveillance, blue crab resource surveillance, national marine environment monitoring network, harmful red tide monitoring and wide-area surveillance, tidal flat surveillance
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
  • Research equipment Water layer temperature and salinity meter, water sampler, sampler, plankton collection net, stereoscopic microscope, etc.
Tamgu No. 2에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 2 Gross tonnage 90tons
Launch date 1997. 12 Sailing speed 13knots
Material Steel Range 1,370miles
Main engine 1,200hp × 1 Main generator 75kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 12people Main port Incheon
Specifications Length 31.79m x Width 6.2m x Depth 1.96m x Draft 1.67m

Tamgu No. 8

Purpose of operation
Dedicated to the surveillance of West and South Korean waters and the joint surveillance of Korea-China waters, this stern trawler-type test research vessel collects basic data to predict changes in ecosystems and fishery resources due to climate change by conducting in-depth scientific analysis and predictions of changes in sea conditions by period and water layer, exploring basic data on the fishing ground environment in coastal waters of Korea, etc.
  • Key objectives West and South Seas marine surveillance, Korea-China marine environment joint surveillance
  • Navigation zone Coastal/inshore waters
  • Research equipment Test trawl equipment, CTD winch, ocean observation winch, water layer temperature and salinity meter, water sampling machine, plankton net, whale sighting tower, etc.
Tamgu No. 8에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 8 Gross tonnage 282tons
Launch date 1995. 10 Sailing speed 14knots
Material Steel Range 5,000miles
Main engine 1,705hp × 1 Main generator 300kw × 2
Boarding Capacity 25people Main port Incheon
Specifications Length 42.24m x Width 8.6m x Depth 3.7m x Draft 3.15m

South Sea Fisheries Research InstituteGeneral Affairs Division

Tamgu No. 7

Purpose of operation
Main projects include research on the behavior of pollutants in coastal areas, the marine pollution monitoring network and dynamic surveillance of harmful pollutants in coastal waters, research on self-pollution in coastal fisheries, etc.
  • Key objectives National marine environment monitoring network, coastal fishing ground environment surveillance, harmful red tide monitoring and wide-area surveillance
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
  • Research equipment Water layer temperature and salinity meter, water sampler, sampler, plankton collection network, stereoscopic microscope, etc.
Tamgu No. 7에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 7 Gross tonnage 79tons
Launch date 1996. 1 Sailing speed 15.4knots
Material Steel+FRP Range 706miles
Main engine 973hp × 2 Main generator 55㎾ × 2
Boarding Capacity 15people Main port Yeosu
Specifications Length 29.8m x Width 6.0m x Depth 2.8m x Draft 1.5m

Tamgu No. 11

Purpose of operation
To carry out research on U.S. FDA inspection areas, ensure food hygiene and safety, expand seafood consumption, and increase fisherfolk's income through marine environment monitoring network surveillance and coastal fishery resources surveillance in South Korea's South Sea, red tide surveillance and harmful outcome forecasting, sanitation surveillance of shellfish farms in Gangjin Bay, Gamak Bay and Narodo Sea, research on the restoration of the shellfish aquaculture industry, research on organic pollution mechanism search, etc.
  • Key objectives Southern coastal marine environmental monitoring network surveillance, red tide surveillance and harmful outcome forecasting, sanitation surveillance of shellfish farms in Gangjin Bay, Gamak Bay and Narodo Sea, research on the restoration of the shellfish aquaculture industry, research on organic pollution mechanism search methods
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
Tamgu No. 11에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 11 Gross tonnage 27tons
Launch date 2012. 11. 1. Sailing speed 18knots
Material Aluminum alloy Range 300miles
Main engine 1,100hp × 2 Main generator 50㎾ × 1
Boarding Capacity 15 people (5 crew, 10 passengers) Main port Yeosu
Specifications Length 19.8m x Width 4.6m x Depth 2.39m

South-East Sea Fisheries Research Institute

Tamgu No. 10

Purpose of operation
To ensure food hygiene and safety, expand seafood consumption, and increase fisherfolk's income by carrying out such main projects as marine environment monitoring network surveillance and coastal fishery resources surveillance in the South Sea of Korea, red tide surveillance and harmful outcome forecasting, epidemiological research on farm organism diseases, ichthyoplankton surveillance, shellfish poisonous algae surveillance and ecological cage surveillance, research on coastal aquaculture farm management methods, development of cage-aquaculture farm management technology, etc.
  • Key objectives South Sea coastal marine environment monitoring network surveillance, red tide surveillance and harmful outcome forecasting, epidemiological research on farm organism diseases, ichthyoplankton surveillance, shellfish poisonous algae surveillance and ecological cage surveillance, research on coastal aquaculture farm management methods, development of cage-aquaculture farm management technology
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
Tamgu No. 10에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 10 Gross tonnage 27tons
Launch date 2012. 09. 21. Sailing speed 18knots
Material Aluminum alloy Range 300miles
Main engine 1,100hp × 2 Main generator 50㎾ × 1
Boarding Capacity 15 people (4 crew, 11 passengers) Main port Tongyeong
Specifications Length 19.8m x Width 4.60m x Depth 2.39m x Draft 1.15m

Tamgu No. 17

Purpose of operation
To quickly search and predict the distribution and spread of red tide occurring on the eastern coast of the South Sea of Korea and to ensure food hygiene and safety, expand seafood consumption, and increase fisherfolk's income by preventing damage to fish farms and carrying out nationwide surveillance of coastal shellfish toxins
  • Key objectives Red tide surveillance, nationwide coastal shellfish toxin surveillance, hypoxic water mass surveillance, etc.
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
  • Research equipment Water layer temperature and salinity meter, water sampler, sampler, plankton collection network, stereoscopic microscope, etc.
Tamgu No. 17에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 17 Gross tonnage 31tons
Launch date 2002. 11 Sailing speed 30knots
Material  Aluminum alloy Range 250miles
Main engine 1,100hp × 2 Main generator 45㎾ × 1
Boarding Capacity 15 people(5 crew, 10 passengers) Main port Tongyeong
Specifications Length 20.6m x Width 4.8m x Depth 2.25m x Draft 1.1m

Tamgu No. 19

Purpose of operation
To collect basic data for the approval of the U.S. FDA and to increase fisherfolk's income by carrying out such main projects as sanitation surveillance of production areas of shellfish for export on the South Sea of Korea, research on coastal aquaculture farm management methods, research on the productivity improvement of sea snails, research on biological hygiene safety risk management, etc.
  • Key objectives Sanitation surveillance of production areas of shellfish for export on the South Sea coast, research on coastal aquaculture farm management methods, research on the productivity improvement of sea snails, research on biological hygiene safety risk management
  • Navigation zone Coastal waters
Tamgu No. 19에 대한 상세정보에 대한 설명표입니다.
Name of vessel Tamgu No. 19 Gross tonnage 9.77tons
Launch date 2003. 05 Sailing speed 18knots
Material FRP Range 630miles
Main engine 480hp × 1 Main generator 55㎾ × 1
Boarding Capacity 12people Main port Tongyeong
Specifications Length 14.0m x Width 3.4m x Depth 1.2m x Draft 0.7m
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