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FRV Alba Na Mara 1518A

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM)
Cruise identifier1518A
Cruise period2018-09-29 — 2018-10-16
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnGreenock, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjectives

1. To collect measures of juvenile gadoid abundance using three different sampling methods.
2. To record substrate features at the point of sampling.
3. To collect sufficient otolith samples suitable for survival analysis studies.
4. To collect sufficient genetic material to investigate issues relating to stock structure.
Chief scientistPhilip Boulcott (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise programmeFRV Alba Na Mara 1518A cruise programme 1518a.pdf  (0.25 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificFirth of Clyde