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FRV Goldseeker 5/74

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier5/74
Cruise period1974-07-22 — 1974-08-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureAberdeen, United Kingdom
Port of returnTroon, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesPart 1:
To undertake comparative fishing experiments with different rigs of a standard (70 mm mesh) Nephrops trawl and cod-end.
Part 2:
To undertake comparative fishing experiments with a standard Nephrops trawl with cod-ends of 50 mm and 70 mm.
Chief scientistC Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), James A Sinclair (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 5/74 cruise report goldseeker05_74.pdf (0.12 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
CrustaceansQuantity: number of hauls = 42
Exploratory fishingQuantity: number of hauls = 42