FRV Mara 6A/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 6A/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-05-23 — 1978-06-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To measure the dimensions of sand clouds generated by different types of trawl boards and their relationship to trawl bridles
The whole of the programme was carried out working daily from Buckie in the Spey Bay test area. Only 3 days were lost during the cruise to bad weather which made it unsuitable for diving. During the 07/06/1978 the ''Mara'' docked early to allow the P&TO staff from the Laboratory to be interviewed by Staff Inspector from London |
| Chief scientist | John Main (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Spey Bay |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 Description: The programme was carried out in the Spey Bay test area. The water clarity was poor due to the heavy swell through out the experiments. The hauls were to investigate the sand clouds generated by different types of trawl. No. of hauls not specified. |
