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FRV Goldseeker 2/83

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier2/83
Cruise period1983-02-14 — 1983-03-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnBuckie, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1) To re-examine the scallop and queen stocks in the area, studies in detail in 1978, off Cloanaig Bay.

2) To study the age and length composition of stocks in the Clyde area, with special attention being paid to the Ayrshire coast

3) To study the length and age composition of scallop and queen stocks in the Sound of Jura.
Chief scientistTrevor R W Howell (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 2/83 cruise report goldseeker2_83.pdf (0.06 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificClaonaig Bay, Firth of Clyde, Sound of Jura
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
MolluscsDescription: Scallops and queens
Geology and geophysics 
Dredge