Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

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**Kenya's first sea research vessel, RV Mtafiti**

**President Uhuru Kenyatta launching RV Mtafiti at Kilindini, Mombasa**

More information

IMO: 8424903
MMSI: 634124000
Call Sign: 5ZZI
Flag: Kenya[KE]
Gross Tonnage: 625
Length Overall x Bredth Exterem: 55.1m x 9.1m
Year Built 1977
Status: Active
Home port: Mombasa

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General information
latest positions
Itineraries history

Equipment installed in RV Mtafiti

The Simrad EK60 is a scientific echo sounder. It is the ‘de facto’ world standard system for fishery research applications

The Simrad EK60 can operate seven echo sounder frequencies simultaneously ranging from 18 to 710 kHz. A wide selection of high quality accurate transducers is available.

High dynamic range
Raw data recording
Low self noise
High ping rate
Multi frequency application for species identification
Simultaneous transmission of all frequencies
Several frequencies covering same sampling volume
Remote control
Store and reload personal settings
Data server interface for raw data recording

Status Reports

Fisheries

Blue economy

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