Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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| Cruise identifier | 11/77 |
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| Cruise period | 1977-09-16 — 1977-10-13 |
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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 midwater trawling survey for 0- and 1-group herring in the Minch.
2. To carry out diving observations on the Gourock midwater trawl and to observe the reaction of clupeid fish. |
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| Chief scientist | John A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.11 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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| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 30 |
| Gear research | |