Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 12B/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-12-02 — 1974-12-20 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Objectives:
To survey the distribution and abundance of 0-group herring and sprats in the Clyde with a mid-water trawl.
To catch demersal fish by hand-line on the dumping ground off Garroch Head for pollution analysis.
Results:
Trawling successful catching herring and saithe. The latter were tagged. Line fishing unsuccessful but some trawled fish kept for analysis. |
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Chief scientist | George McPherson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Garroch Head, Loch Long, Loch Striven |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: Herring were caught on 17 trawls. Sprats, T.esmarkii, and saithe were also caught |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 50 Description: Taggings of saithe |