Name Alba-Na-Mara Homeport Fraserburgh Class and type Trawler Length 27 m Draft 4.3 m Builder Macduff Shipyards | Namesake Scotland of the sea Status In service Launched 2008 Weight 0.0739 tons Endurance 14 days 0 hours | |
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Identification IMO number 9378668
MMSI number 235059857
callsign 2AIE4 | ||
Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Alba-Na-Mara is a small fisheries research vessel, operated by Marine Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.
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History
Alba-Na-Mara was commissioned in 2008. She replaced FRV Clupea which had been in operation with FRS for 40 years.
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Alba-Na-Mara is equipped with a sophisticated range of deck machinery and electronics. She is capable of carrying out fisheries research, single, twin, pelagic/demersal/trawling and scallop dredging, hydrographic sampling, surveying and camera work up to 150 miles offshore.
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FRV Alba-Na-Mara Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA