FRV Mara 7/63
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/63 |
| Cruise period | 1963-05-06 — 1963-05-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Trawling and seining for roundfish
2) Samples of live fish were taken for experimental work in the aquaria ''Mara'' proceeded to Dundee to shelter from gale force winds on the 07/05/1963. |
| Chief scientist | John Main (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Bell Rock, Marr Bank, Wee Bankie, Scurdie Ness Light |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 300 Description: Bottom current markers at the 12 positions specified in the programme |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 497 Description: 203 cod, 115 haddock, 103 whiting were released with flag tags on nylon thread. 76 cod were released with spaghetti tags |
