Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 7/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-10-09 — 1974-10-30 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Blyth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To investigate the distribution, abundance and biology of Pandalus borealis in the Farn Deeps.
2. To undertake mesh selectivity experiments using a 45 mm mesh shrimp trawl and cod-ends of 45 mm, 35 mm and 25 mm. |
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Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Farne Deep |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 5 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 |
Gear research | |
Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 26 |