FRV Mara 5/62
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/62 |
| Cruise period | 1962-07-30 — 1962-08-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | Seining. Small catches of haddock were made. Good catches of whiting were also made.
Several days' work was lost due to bad weather. During the third week, the codends were changed to ones of smaller mesh size more appropriate to the stock being fished. A rope around the ship's propellor prevented any further fishing on the last day of the programme. |
| Chief scientist | William B Hall (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | off Stonehaven, Collieston, off Cove |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish |
