FRV Mara 3/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-03-28 — 1967-04-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1)To test a number of low frequency sound sources in the chosen position in preparation for the second cruise in May and June
2) Ambient noise measurements were carried out for different sea state conditions. The NIO and Marine Laboratory's ARL hydrophones were compared 3) Echo survey 4) Handline fishing for shoals of whiting 5) 3 anchors were laid at 57 degrees 32.85 minutes North, 5 minutes 35.35 minutes West ''Mara'' aarived in Kyle on the 29/03/1967 where time was spent wiring up the ship's Laboratory and testing equiptment. The ship proceeded to Loch Torridon on the 03/04/1967. ''Mara'' returned briefly to Kyle to take on water and stores |
| Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Loch Torridon, SE of Alligin |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: In Loch Torridon an echo-survey was carried out and a deep hole found. |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Single-beam echosounding | 57° 32' 50" N 5° 35' 20" W — Deep hole found and used for echo-sounding. |
