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 |