FRV Mara 12/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 12/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-11-19 — 1979-12-07 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To observe the behaviour of the remote towed vehicle using the diver operated wet towed vehicle.
2. To use the remote vehicle to observe and record the behaviour of Nephrops reacting to a typical dual purpose Nephrops/fish trawl. |
| Chief scientist | John Main (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Description: observing and recording the behaviour of Nephrops reacting to a Boris 520 Prawn trawl. |
| Gear research |
