Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/59 |
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Cruise period | 1959-05-20 — 1959-06-18 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | To take several plankton hauls off Aberdeen, in the Moray Firth, near Broad Bay and Tolsta Bay. Comparitive creel fishing was undertaken in three areas near Barra. Good catches of crabs were made but scarce lobsters so other grounds were saught. Television equipment was used on the Barra grounds. Also, there was a successful benthic fauna-productivity study in Loch Nevis. |
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Chief scientist | James Mason (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 Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | |
Zooplankton | |
Crustaceans | Description: creel fishing for crab and lobster. |
Gear research | Description: Comparing the efficiency of the Scottish and French creels |