FRV Mara 4/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-03-31 — 1969-04-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Drogue tracking was carried out throughout the cruise near the current meter moorings laid by ''Scotia''
2) Divers attached a pick-up line to the current meter mooring ''Mara'' was unable to sail on the 16/04/1969 due to an engine fault |
| Chief scientist | Harry D Dooley (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), John H Steele (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current profiler (eg ADCP) | Description: Currents were measured at 4-8cm/sec away from the shore. No. of measurements taken not noted. |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of measurements = 1 Description: Drogue tracking was carried out throughout the cruise. No./Length of tracking not specified. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of experiments = 1 Description: The radio buoys proved satisfactory after tests. No. of tests not specified. |
