FRV Alba Na Mara 1422A
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Alba Na Mara (74NM) |
| Cruise identifier | 1422A |
| Cruise period | 2022-09-19 — 2022-10-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To determine the presence and abundance (Nmax) of elasmobranchs (including flapper skate) and juvenile gadoids in inshore waters to the West of the Hebrides. 2. To record substrate features at the points of sampling. 3. To collect DNA from water and sediment samples in order to develop and calibrate a non-invasive detection method. 4. To calibrate the scientific echo sounders at anchor in Scapa Flow. |
| Chief scientist | Thomas Regnier (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise programme |  (0.28 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | West of the Hebrides |
