FRV Mara 4/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-03-27 — 1961-04-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1) Fishing with a trouser trawl on the Benachie Ground, Buchan Deeps, and Aberdeen Bay
2) Long rough dab, group 1 whiting and haddock, cod, lemon sole, plaice, and common dab were caught No work was done during the first week of the cruise, partly due to bad weather, partly because of a leak that developed in the stern tube. ''Mara'' was not ready to commence work until the 04/04/1961 |
| Chief scientist | Rodney Jones (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Benachie Ground, Buchan Deeps, Aberdeen Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: activity duration in days = 14 Description: Two weeks were spent fishing with a trouser trawl on the Benachie Ground. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: activity duration in days = 14 Description: Two weeks were spent fishing with a trouser trawl on the Benachie Ground. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: It was noted that the cut away wing was less successful at catching haddock and whiting, but no difference was noted in any other species. |
