FRV Mara 6/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-05-24 — 1971-06-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aultbea, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Unknown, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. A survey of Loch Ewe for planktonic and pelagic stages of plaice and other flatfish using a 1 m 60 net, a Gulf III and a modified Gourock Number 1 midwater trawl.
2. Bottom fauna survey work. 3. To obtain samples of plankton, fish, bottom fauna and sediments for heavy metal analysis. 4. To obtain samples with Multi-depth Plankton Indicators at selected stations, together with associated temperature and salinity observations |
| Chief scientist | James A Adams (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | mara |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Scottish west coast sea lochs |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 8 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 79 Description: WP3 net,Gulf III net & multidepth plankton indicators |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 71 Description: WP3 nets & midwater trawls |
