FRV Mara 7A/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 7A/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-07-18 — 1967-08-05 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Joint research cruise with FRV ''Clupea''
1) Further trials with the purse seine and herring tagging 2) To familiarise the crew with the handling of the gear and to gain some experience in operating with the boss boat 3) The opportunity was taken to experiment with the Gourock No 1 mid-water trawl 4) Searching for fish on the grounds of east Orkney |
| Chief scientist | A Corrigall (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Shetland Grounds, grounds of east Orkney |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 119 Description: Taggings of herring - information for both cruise ships |
