FRV Mara 4/70
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-05-18 — 1970-06-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To observe a sandeel trawl in operation and the behaviour of sandeels in its vicinity
2) To conduct a fishing survey for sandeels in the Smith's Bank and east of the Orkney areas |
| Chief scientist | Nigel P E Langham (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Smith's Bank, east of the Orkney areas, Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: industiral fish species, T.esmarkii, Argentines, A.marinus, sprats, sandeels, H.lanceolatus, flatfish, H.immaculatus, G.semisquamatus, lemon soles, common dabs, long rough dabs, plaice, haddock and whiting caught |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 15 Description: industiral fish species, T.esmarkii, Argentines, A.marinus, sprats, sandeels, H.lanceolatus, flatfish, H.immaculatus, G.semisquamatus, lemon soles, common dabs, long rough dabs, plaice, haddock and whiting caught |
