FRV Mara 1A/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 1A/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-02-08 — 1979-02-26 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To tag plaice and lemon sole in the North Minch
''Mara'' sailed to Stornoway were she arrived on the 09/02/1979 and was joined by scientific staff. On the 22/02/1979, the ship developed a mechanical fault which prevented further scientific work |
| Chief scientist | Andrew W Newton (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Off Chicken Head, Broad Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1452 Description: flatfish tagged and released. 557 Lemon sole, 895 Plaice. |
