Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-06-03 — 1974-06-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To instrument and observe the White Sea trawl which has been further modified.
2. To try to increase the spread of the gear by inserting larger top and bottom panels.
3. To study the relative effects on net drag of proportional increases in netting in a 4 panel trawl design.
4. To make geometric comparison of total box and semi box trawl structures. |
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Chief scientist | C C Hemmings (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | |