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FRV Goldseeker 11/87 (2)

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier11/87 (2)
Cruise period1987-09-23 — 1987-10-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureWest Tarbert, United Kingdom
Port of returnCorpach, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1) To investigate the settlement of scallops and queens in the Clyde Sea area, the Sound of Jura and the Sound of Mull.

2) To study the size and age composition of scallop and queen stocks in the same areas and to examine the gonads of both species to determine their maturity stage.

3) To record surface and sub surface water temperature and dissolved oxygen.
Chief scientistDavid I Fraser (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 11/87 (2) cruise report goldseeker11_87.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificClyde Sea, Sound of Jura and Sound of Mull
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsDescription: Water temperature
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: testing for oxygen levels
Biology and fisheries 
MolluscsDescription: Scallops and queens
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeDescription: Dredging of molluscs.