FRV Mara 14/76
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 14/76 |
| Cruise period | 1976-11-29 — 1976-12-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To instrument and observe the performance of the Lossie (J) trawl (200hp) relative to factors arising from the recent commercial trails on MV Armasdale.
2. To substitute side panels of varying size and shape as to study the effect of a shorter headline and ground rope on the gears' performance. 3. To compare at full scale the results obtained from the model tests in the WFA Flume tank. |
| Chief scientist | A Corrigall (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
