Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Mara (74MR) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/73 |
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Cruise period | 1973-11-20 — 1973-11-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1) To tag demersal fish in the Clyde estuary
2) Attempts were made to recover sampling gear
3) Fish caught in hauls were tagged |
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Chief scientist | John Richards (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.05 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Kilbrennan Sound, Brodick Bay area, E of Arran |
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Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Phosphate | Quantity: number of stations = 18 |
Alkalinity | Quantity: number of stations = 18 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Taggings | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: commercial taggings. 284 fish were tagged, 276 were saithe, the remainder being codling |