FRV Mara 11/61
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/61 |
| Cruise period | 1961-10-16 — 1961-11-01 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) Comparative day and night fishing with a Vinge trawl with and without coarse mesh extensions to the wings
2) Measurement of light intensity on the bottom Only 5 days work was possible due to very bad weather during the cruise |
| Chief scientist | Basil B Parrish (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), John H S Blaxter (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth, off East Coast near Peterhead |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 13 Description: Day: 4 with coarse mesh, 6 without coarse mesh. Night: 2 with coarse mesh, 1 without coarse mesh |
