Abu Dhabi LIKEs The Highest Marine Research Vessel In The Middle East: Special Design, Equipped With Six Laboratorys

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi maritime research vessel. (Source: Abu Dhabi Media Office)

JAKARTA - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched the Middle East's most advanced marine research vessel, to help protect marine life in the emirates.

The Jaywun ship, one of the best and most valuable types of pearls, will allow the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency to monitor and assess the marine environment and biodiversity.

The 50-meter-long ship will operate in UAE territorial waters in the Arabian Gulf and Sea Oman, allowing the agency to complete its study of marine environments and fisheries in waters with a depth of more than 10 meters.

The ship, which can accommodate about 30 people, is equipped with the latest research equipment, including six laboratories to study samples, as well as submarine vehicles operated remotely.

The agency will also use Jaywun to monitor and preserve fish stocks, marine biodiversity, and help ignite enthusiasm for oceanographic and fisheries studies in the Gulf of Arabia, particularly among young Emirati researchers.

In addition, the ship will support several environmental initiatives, such as the Blue Carbon Assessment Project for Marine Fisheries, the region's first survey of marine fisheries assessment of blue carbon in the region.

The survey project was created to support the UAE's initiative to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and will be conducted in the country's waters.

The Freire Shipbuilding company in Vigo, Spain, is building a ship under the supervision of the Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company, with the support of the agency's team.

The ship was designed and built to match the sea conditions in the Gulf region, which is characterized by high water silting and salinity.

"The ship has the capacity to conduct comprehensive marine and fisheries surveys, including surveys of deep-sea seabed environments, surveys of fishery resources assessments, surveys of coral reef and seagrass habitats, quality studies and marine water sediments, to biological surveys," said Dr Shaikha Al Dhaheri, secretary general of the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency. January 14,

"In addition, the ship will play an important role in developing its strategy and management plans, to ensure the recovery and sustainability of fish stocks," he said.

Before the ship started its voyage to Abu Dhabi, sea trials were carried out off the coast of Spain.

The ship began its inaugural voyage for a month at the end of November, and passed three continents - Europe, Africa and Asia - including 25 countries' waters and eight regional seas, covering a distance of more than 10,000 km.