FRV Mara 9A/74
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 9A/74 |
| Cruise period | 1974-08-26 — 1974-09-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) Observation of fish reactions to the seine net. Specifically, an attempt to maintain continuous commentary of single flatfish from the time of first movement of the net concurrently with a full instrument record of gear parameters
2) Development of a device to attach transponding tags to the seine net rope 3) Establishment of a routine for attaching transponding tags to flatfish without previous capture 4) Plaice, dabs, haddock, sprats were the main fish observed by divers |
| Chief scientist | Clem S Wardle (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Spey Bay, Lossiemouth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
