FRV Mara 2/74
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/74 |
| Cruise period | 1974-02-25 — 1974-03-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To assess the strength of juvenile plaice stocks by the use of a beam trawl.
2. To make a survey of the Firth of Clyde for plaice eggs. 3. To make repeat surveys over the Ballantrae Bank for herring larvae. 4. To collect water over the Ballantrae Bank and in Irvine Bay. 5. To take grab samples off the Mull of Kintyre. |
| Chief scientist | Norman T Nicoll (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of samples = 152 |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 35 |
