Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 9/62 |
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Cruise period | 1962-11-20 — 1962-12-07 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Greenock, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Taggings
2) Comparisons were made between the Lowestoft and Aberdeen gradings for scale condition of whiting
3) Attempts were made to catch whiting by hand line and rod-and-line
A crew member had to be landed in Rothesay for hospital treatment |
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Chief scientist | Ray Gambell (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 | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Caledonian Canal, Crinon Canal, Clyde, Lady Isle, off Mount Stewart, entrance to Loch Long |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 562 Description: Taggings of 544 whiting, 18 cod |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 562 Description: Taggings of 544 whiting, 18 cod |