Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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| Cruise identifier | 10/72 |
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| Cruise period | 1972-10-02 — 1972-10-21 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | 1. To tag roundfish in the vicinity of the Orkney Islands.
2. To evaluate further the technique of tagging fish underwater. |
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| Chief scientist | John R G Hislop (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 | Orkney Islands |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 593 Description: surface and underwater taggings of cod, haddock, whiting and lemon sole |