FRV Mara 6B/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 6B/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-05-30 — 1961-06-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) North coast survey
2) Samples of clams were brought back to the laboratory for age determination and growth rate estimates, so that comparisons could be made with the commercial stocks of the Clyde area The ship docked at Stromness on the 01/06/1961 |
| Chief scientist | Alasdair D McIntyre (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Holburn Head, Whiten Head, Loch Eriboll, Tongue Bay, Scapa Flow, east side of South Ronaldsay, Kirkwell area, Deer Sound, Yinstay Bay, Inganess Bay, south coast of Shapinsay, Wide Firth, Isbister Bay, North Sound, Sanday, Westray, Rousay, Dunnet Bay, west side of Hoy |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Description: Possible clam sites in the Kirkwall area were worked.Then the ship progressed to the North Sound and worked there before returning to Kirkwall. No. of hauls not specified. |
| Molluscs | Description: The remaining grounds in Dunnot Bay and the west side of Hoy were worked. No. of hauls not specified. |
| Molluscs | Description: Grounds in Scapa Flow and the east side of South Ronaldsay were worked . No. of hauls not specified. |
| Molluscs | Description: Possible calm grounds between Holburn Head and Whiton Head were examined, and Loch Eriboll amd Tongue Bay were sampled. No. of hauls not specified. |
