FRV Goldseeker 7/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-07-19 — 1971-08-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Fort Augustus, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake Nephrops creeling in the Sound of Jura and the Firth of Lorne.
2. To compare the efficiencies of two types of Nephrops creel. 3. To compare the efficiencies of salted mackerel and unsalted bait. 4. To investigate the stocks of Nephrops by trawling. 5. To grab for 0-group Nephrops. 6. To take daily surface temperature readings. |
| Chief scientist | John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Sound of Jura and Firth of Lorne |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Nephrops trawls with dogfish and small gadoid by-catch |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Nephrops trawls with dogfish and small gadoid by-catch |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 1200 Description: Nephrops creels |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Nephrops trawls with dogfish and small gadoid by-catch |
