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FRV Mara 10/64

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Mara (74MR)
Cruise identifier10/64
Cruise period1964-08-24 — 1964-09-17
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnCorpach, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) Creel fishing
2) Scallop dredging and trawling
3) Cod caught were examined for nematodes. Norway lobster species were treated according to standing instructions

''Mara'' docked at Corpach on the 17/09/1964
Chief scientistC Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Mara 10/64 cruise report mara10_64.pdf (0.07 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificLoch Linnhe, Shiant Bank, Loch Shell, Cellar Head, Enard Bay, Gairloch, Sound of Luing, Broad Bay, Sanday Bay, Loch Spelve
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
MolluscsQuantity: number of hauls = 34
Description: Escallop dredging carried out in all areas using a 6' standard dredge
CrustaceansQuantity: number of samples = 1817
Description: Lobsters from the tanks of the Crofters Association at Oban were sexed and measured