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FRV Goldseeker 9/79

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier9/79
Cruise period1979-08-07 — 1979-09-13
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnStornoway, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. To tag mackerel in the Minch.
2. To make preliminary estimates of tagging mortality.
Chief scientistJohn A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), Martin Walsh (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 9/79 cruise report goldseeker09_79.pdf (0.11 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishDescription: population structures
Acoustic reflection on marine organisms.
Taggings
Other biological/fisheries measurementDescription: tagging mortality