Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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| Cruise identifier | 3/69 |
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| Cruise period | 1969-03-24 — 1969-03-29 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Objectives | 1) Tagging of haddock caught in a detachable codend
2) Some samples of live bottom organisms for aquarium work were taken by grab
3) Handling trials with the detachable codend
A leak in the propeller hub forced ''Mara'' to return to Buckie for repairs as no further fishing was possible |
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| Chief scientist | Rodney Jones (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.03 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Moray Firth, Smith Bank |