Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-08-05 — 1968-08-30 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) An exploratory survey of the sand eels stocks of the Moray Firth
2) The headline camera was used in 16 hauls |
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Chief scientist | Nigel P E Langham (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Smith's Bank, Moray Firth, Narin |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 49 Description: 14 contained sand eels. A. marinus/lancea, A.lanceolatus, G.semisquamatus were caught. By catches of whiting, haddock, plaice, common dab, lemon sole, Callionymus lyra, clupeids, herring, and sprats were also caught |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 49 Description: 14 contained sand eels. A. marinus/lancea, A.lanceolatus, G.semisquamatus were caught. By catches of whiting, haddock, plaice, common dab, lemon sole, Callionymus lyra, clupeids, herring, and sprats were also caught |