Marine research vessel Ngerin

The 25 metre-long, 200 tonne marine research vessel (MRV) Ngerin is operated by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).

It is designed for biological and oceanographic studies in southern Australia, including aquaculture environmental assessment, fisheries surveys, and species abundance and biodiversity mapping.

Capabilities

The main activities undertaken by the MRV Ngerin include:

• multi-disciplinary research programs using trawls, fish traps and crustacean pots
• fully standardised annual surveys monitoring recruitment and spawning stocks in key fisheries
• collecting abundance and biological data through deploying and operating research sampling gear
• towing underwater survey cameras and deploying oceanographic monitoring equipment
• assisting offshore research projects in waters off southern Australia.

Equipment

The vessel is equipped with fishing gear including:

• trawl equipment
• hydraulic winch
• computer facilities
• wet and dry laboratories
• seawater tanks.