Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/80 |
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Cruise period | 1980-09-15 — 1980-10-14 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Gairloch, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a midwater trawling survey for 0-group herring in inshore waters to the west of Scotland.
2. To investigate areas of abundance of juvenile herring with the Marine Laboratory echo-integrator to attempt to obtain quantitative estimates of their abundance in these areas. Not attempted due to no significant concentrations of juvenile herring being encountered.
3. To conduct a limited larval survey in inshore waters to the south of Mull to investigate the possibility of localised spawning in this area. |
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Chief scientist | John A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.11 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | W. Coast Scotland |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Description: larval survey |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 21 Description: midwater trawls. |