Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 5/87 |
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Cruise period | 1987-04-13 — 1987-05-01 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1) To carry out a series of larval suverys at Ballentrae Bank and in adjacent areas of the Clyde to obtain estimates of larval production.
2) To carry out a limited series of hydrographic surveys using reversing bottles at Ballantrae Bank to establish the temperature/salinty profile over the period of the survey.
3) To carry out trawl hauls at Ballentrae to identify any fish traces observed.
4) To carry out a grab survey on Ballentrae Bank to check for the presence of herring spawn. |
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Chief scientist | John A Morrison (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (1.63 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Loch Ryan |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 14 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 168 |
Pelagic fish | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 338 |