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FRV Mara 1/67

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Mara (74MR)
Cruise identifier1/67
Cruise period1967-02-09 — 1967-02-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureGreenock, United Kingdom
Port of returnRothesay, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) Whiting Tagging in the Firth of Clyde
2) Hand lining was carried out
3) Several observations were made of the operation of a new subsurface releasse cage and of the behaviour of whiting and saithe as they were released from the cage at 30 ft
Chief scientistJohn R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Mara 1/67 cruise report mara1_67.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificTroon, Loch Goil, Loch Striven, East Kyle of Bute, Rothesay Bay, Ascog Patch
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
TaggingsQuantity: number of specimens = 193
Description: 96 Whiting, 75 cod, 22 haddock tagged by hand line and seine net