Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/65 |
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Cruise period | 1965-07-12 — 1965-07-22 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) Purse seine trials
2) To tag herring caught by the purse seine
3) Echo surveys
The net and gear sustained damage during the cruise and had to be repaired. ''Mara'' was towed to Buckie by ''Clupea'' arriving on the 22/07/1965. |
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Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Basil B Parrish (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Fraserburgh, Shetland grounds, off Orkney, Clytheness |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 300 Description: herring tagged with Scottish combination tags |