FRV Mara 1B/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 1B/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-03-06 — 1979-03-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To tag spurdogs caught by long lines and trawl
A cross was made to Kinlochbrevie on the 15/03/1979 to collect long line gear and to sample at the local market. Gales and blizzards forced ''Mara'' to shelter in Portree. 2 Members of crew were relieved at Kyle on the 24/03/1979. |
| Chief scientist | J A Gauld (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 | Tiumpan Head-Chicken Rock area, off Lock Ewe, Raasay-Applecross area, Caledonian Canal |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: for salt herring and salt mackerel. 5 long lines were also fished |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 571 Description: Taggings of 523 Lemon Sole, 6 Plaice, 26 Cod, 10 Spurdogs, 6 Spotted Dogs |
