FRV Mara 4/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-05-03 — 1973-05-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Setting out of sediment traps. Sediment samplers were then triggered and retrieved
2) Routine chemical sampling 3) Plankton collections using the Icelandic high-speed sampler 4) An intensive network of core samples was taken and measured on board for pH and redox potential 5) A grid of tow net hauls was made covering both lochs and also part of L.Linnhe out to and well beyond the Corran Narrows 6) BOD sampling 7) Attempts will be made to determine the pulp fibre content by enzyme digestion of algae and zooplankton, and by carbohydrate estimations New crew members embarked on the 07/05/1973 |
| Chief scientist | Robert Johnston (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Loch Eil, Loch Linnhe, Corran Narrows, Annat Narrows |
| Measurements | |
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| Biology and fisheries | |
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