Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/63 |
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Cruise period | 1963-02-25 — 1963-03-15 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Fishing
''Mara''proceeded to Buckie where she was based for the rest of the cruise. A crew member was landed in Buckie on the 20/02/1963 |
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Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Buckie, Portsoy, Tarbat Ness |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 1037 Description: Taggings of cod and codlings, 935 with yellow flags on nylon thread and 102 with American ''Spaghetti'' tags. 130 haddock and 30 whiting where tagged and released with yellow flags on nylon thread |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1037 Description: Taggings of cod and codlings, 935 with yellow flags on nylon thread and 102 with American ''Spaghetti'' tags. 130 haddock and 30 whiting where tagged and released with yellow flags on nylon thread |