FRV Mara 3/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 3/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-03-07 — 1972-03-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ardrossan, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) To evaluate the engineering performance of the Mark 1 pelagic trawl
2) To compare the relative performances of the trawl boards 3) Trawl toads were also tested during the trials The Funro Netzonde malfunctioned during the trials and had to be replaced by a Kelvin Hughes headline transducer and cable |
| Chief scientist | A Corrigall (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | NE corner of Arran, Loch Linnhe, Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 19 Description: Instrumented Mark 1 pelagic trawl fished for 3 hours with Superkrub, Hong Kong and flatboard |
