FRV Mara 3/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-03-08 — 1976-03-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To observe the responses of fish to sections of long-line baited with natural and artificial baits using the low light level television system.
2) To collaborate with a local fisherman and conduct comparative fishing trials using artificial baits. To obtain stomach samples from fish captured by lines and also from predatory birds such as the shag, Phalocrocorax aristotelis. |
| Chief scientist | Alistair D F Johnstone (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Comparative fishing trials. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of stations = 33 |
