KK MANCHONG was built under the Sarawak Fisheries Infrastructure Development
Program. The funding came from Federal government through the Asia Development
Bank. This vessel build in Nagaishima, Kobe, Japan by Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd. The
value of this vessel was RM 3,793 million and it took 31 weeks to accomplished.
KK MANCHONG is the biggest fiberglass research vessel in Malaysia. This vessel
is fully equipped by modern gear technologies. Beside that, KK MANCHONG also
capable to conduct a study based on pelagic and demersal fish.
KK MANCHONG in charge of :
1.1. used to conduct research or survey in Malaysia Water especially Sabah and
Sarawak. This is for updating the resource information based on specific
area/waters. This research able to provide enough information for fisheries
industry.
1.2. This vessel used in gear technology demonstrations to private sector
especially fishermen. These gear technology as well as trawl net, purse seine,
longline, trap, Squid jigging, handline and gill netting.
Build Material : Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP)
Basic Measurement: Length - 27.5m, Wide - 6.4m, Depth - 3.0m, Draft - 2.2m
Capacity : Fish Hold - 28m3, Fuel Tank - 35m3, Fresh Water - 13m3, Lubricant -
2m3
Gross Range Tonnage : 149 tones
Main Engine : Diesel Engine, 4 Stroke, Yanmar Model 900 horse power and 800 PSM
Speed Attendable speed - 11.0 knot, Maximum sea trial speed (mesured) - 9.5
knot, Service speed - 9.5 knot
Travel Distance : 10 days or 2,000 nautical miles
Equipments on board :
Deck Equipment
Main Fishing Winch : Awakumi (Japan)
Net hauler : Awakumi (Japan)
Navigator Equipment
Radar, Echo Sounder, Sonar and Satellite Navigator (Furuno, Japan)
National Project
1. Charter Boar Deep Sea Monitoring together with KK MANCHONG, August 2002 at
Sarawak waters. This was collaboration between Jabatan Perikanan Laut Sarawak
and Institut Penyelidikan Perikanan Cawangan Sarawak, Bintawa.
2. Study on Sea Sand Resources in Malacca Straits (Kajian Sumber Pasir Laut
Negara - Selat Melaka), done by NAHRIM together with IPP, Pulau Pinang,
September to October 2001.
Output: Paper was send to Kementerian Perusahaan Utama
3.Malacca Straits Expedition, done by UPM-JICA August 1999.
4. Study of Demersal Fish Resource from 15 September to 9 October 1997 in West
Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia 21 March to 2
June 1998 and 6 September to 1 November 1999, for the whole coast of Sarawak 7
July to 17 November 1998 and West Coast of Sabah 13 October to 6 November 1998.
Output: Fisheries Resources Survey in The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of
Malaysia 1997-1999: The Status of Demersal and Pelagic Resources. Department of
Fisheries Malaysia, Ministry of Agriculture. December 2000. ISBN 983-9819-18-6
5. Study of Fisheries Resources at Layang Layang Island, 11 to 21 June 1993, 26
to 30 September 1993, 27 to 31 July 1992 and 7 to 17 Jun 1994 (by using KK
Manchong).
Output: Albert Chuan Gambang. 1994. Fisheries Resources of Pulau Layang Layang:
Large Tuna and Other Pelagic Fish Resources of Pulau Layang Layang. Persidangan
Penyelidikan Perikanan Malaysia 1996. FRI, Penang. Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia.
Kementerian Pertanian Malaysia.
6. Development of Bottom Trawl Net at Sarawak water. 1989
Output: Albert Chuan Gambang and George Chong, 1989. Bottom trawl gear
development in the offshore waters of Sarawak, Malaysia. Proceedings fisheries
research seminar, 1989, Department of Fisheries. Ministry of Agriculture
Malaysia. 33 pages
4. Research at Layang Layang Shoals, April 1988 using KK Manchong.
Output: George Chong, Albert Chuan Gambang and Richard Rumpet. 1988. Trip Report
on the Third Survey to Terumbu Layang Layang (TLL) in April 1988 using KK
Manchong. Jabatan Perikanan Laut Sarawak.
International Project
1. Collaboration research with SEAFDEC Thailand: Research on Fisheries Resources
in South China Sea AREA II covered West Coast of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei
Darussalam, July to August 1996, the study covered for Fish Biology and
Resources.
Output: Proceedings of the Second Technical Seminar on Marine Fishery Resources
Survey in The South China Sea Area II West Coast of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei
Darussalam 14-15 December 1998, Kuala Lumpur (available at http://www.sarawak.com.my/org/frisb).
2. First Malaysia-Thailand fishery resources survey in the Joint Development
Area, 1992. Malaysia-Thailand Border at South China Sea.
Output: First Malaysia-Thailand fishery resources survey in the Joint
Development Area, 1992. Department of Fisheries and Department of Fisheries
Thailand (joint paper Malaysia-Thailand). 120 pages
Malaysia Water
1.West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia - covered Malacca Straits, Penang and
Langkawi
2.East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia - covered South China Sea
3.Sarawak Water
4.West Coast of Sabah - covered Labuan up to Kudat, Sabah
International Water
Gulf of Thailand (concentrated to Songkla and Hadyai area)