FRV Mara 10/63
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/63 |
| Cruise period | 1963-07-08 — 1963-07-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) To make preliminary trials with the modified purse seine
2) To tag herring caught with this equiptment 3) Echo searches were made to find suitable traces to shoot the net on ''Mara'' spent the first week in port, the ship put to sea on the 15/07/1963. On the 18/07/1963 the weather put a stop to further trials for that week |
| Chief scientist | Alan Saville (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Ian G Baxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | off Portsoy, Troup Head |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: An echo survey was carried out to locate herring shoals, to try the net, 2 attempts were made but abortive. |
| Gear research | Description: The Troup Head area was fished providing a catch, but it was felt the shooting speed was still too slow. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: An echo survey was carried out to locate herring shoals, to try the net, 2 attempts were made but abortive. |
| Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in days = 3 Description: Trials of the modified purse seine net. It took svereal days of shooting and hauling the net to gain the optimum settings and it was noted that the nets only perfomed well in ideal weather conditions. |
