Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 1A/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-02-08 — 1979-02-26 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | To tag plaice and lemon sole in the North Minch
''Mara'' sailed to Stornoway were she arrived on the 09/02/1979 and was joined by scientific staff. On the 22/02/1979, the ship developed a mechanical fault which prevented further scientific work |
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Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Off Chicken Head, Broad Bay |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1452 Description: flatfish tagged and released. 557 Lemon sole, 895 Plaice. |