Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-05-13 — 1974-05-30 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a bottom trawl survey for sandeels in the northern part of the Moray Firth, east of Orkney and south and east of Shetland, and to investigate the limits of distribution of any major concentrations found.
2. To determine catch-rates of sandeels obtainable in the survey area.
3. To carry out biological sampling of sprats and sandeels. |
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Chief scientist | Roger S Bailey (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Nekton | |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 30 |