In the 9th Malaysia Plan, the management of the FRI proposed to establish a centre of excellence for important fields of fisheries R&D, such as capture fisheries. This notion was realized in 2007, with the establishment of a centre in Kg Acheh, Sitiawan, Perak. At that time, the centre was named Aquatic Ecosystem Research Centre (AEReC) and later changed to FRI Kg Acheh. In 2023, FRI Kg Acheh has a workforce of 36 staff consisting of 12 research officers and 24 technical and administrative support staff. In the 12th Malaysia Plan, FRI Kg Acheh received R&D allocations channeled from the Capture Fisheries Resources Division and Resource Conservation and Protection Division, Department of Fisheries Malaysia. R&D is carried out with other partners from universities and other government agencies.
Assessment of marine fisheries resources
Specifications and effectiveness of drift nets in Malaysia.
Sumber dan biologi Tuna neritik di Semenanjung Malaysia.
Oceanic tuna resources and landings in WP Labuan and Sabah
Status of grouper juvenile resources in East Johor
Specifications of underwater lights and their impact on fish landings and coastal fisheries resources.
Resource status of juvenile crayfish (Panulirus sp.) in Pontian waters, Johor Barat
Mapping of shellfish resources in Melaka waters
Collection of landing information for the determination of the license quota for zone C2
Determining the composition of fertilizer fish from trawl and trap catches.
Valuation of commercial fish resources through biological data methods.
Determination of blue-eyed anchovy species in Perak Waters and anchovy spawning season and area on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
Proposition of Closed Season for Anchovy Trawlers in Langkawi and Tanjung Dawai Waters in September every year starting from 2020
Establishment of Coral Prawn Fishing Refugia in Tanjung Leman, East Johor
Bubu design that can be used as an alternative to Zone B nets
Evaluation of Mid-Water Trawl as an alternative to bottom trawls
he enforcement of new rules regarding the use of bubu should not exceed 2 valves as a result of the study of bubu equipment specifications
Verification of the identification of the blue-eyed anchovy species as Encrasicholina heteroloba using molecular methods
Determination of aya kurik stock in Malaysian waters using molecular methods
Publication of two main capture fisheries reference documentation, namely “Status of Marine Fish Stocks in Peninsular Malaysia Fisheries Management Area 2021” and “Compilation of the Status of Marine Fish Stocks in Malaysian Waters 2020-2021”
