FRV Mara 9/77
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/77 |
| Cruise period | 1977-07-18 — 1977-08-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To examine the behaviour of seine net ropes under different arrangements of applied weight and drag and make video trap film of the Vinge 520 net in action (2 weeks).
2. To make records of the reaction of fish to rising net and rope panels behind the footrope and relate to rising and falling lateral guidelines. 3. To extend where practical our understanding of the reaction of fish to isolated components of fishing gears., |
| Chief scientist | Clem S Wardle (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
