Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 7B/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-08-20 — 1967-09-01 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Joint research cruise with FRV ''Clupea''
1) Further trials with the purse seine and herring tagging
2) Echo searches were made for herring |
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Chief scientist | Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Shetland Grounds, E of Orkney |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. | |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 119 Description: Herring tagged. |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: Experimenting with a Gourock No.1 mid-water trawl. |