Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 9/60 |
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Cruise period | 1960-08-22 — 1960-09-13 |
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Status | Completed |
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Purpose | Trials |
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Objectives | 1) Instrumented tests of the seine gear
2) A thermocouple was fitted in the exhaust manifold of only 1 of the cynlinders
3) Engine speed was recorded from an extension lead tachometer system
4) Tests were carried out on a new miniature depth recorder
The ship had to return to the laboratory to clear the fault in the seine warp tension meter |
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Chief scientist | Michael J D Mowat (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.06 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Moray Firth |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: Comparative fishing, the nets compared were the standard seine net and the Wing trawl used as a seine net. Codends were fitted with small mesh covers |