The Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, or KIMFT, is a maritime education and research institute operated by the government of South Korea.

The Institute was formed in 1998 from the merger of the Korea Fishing Training Center with the Korea Maritime Training and Research Institute.

The research institute was founded in 1983, attached to Korea Maritime and Ocean University.

The two were merged by an act of the National Assembly of South Korea passed in 1997.

In addition to its research work, KIMFT offers a range of professional certifications.