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FRV Goldseeker 8/71

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier8/71
Cruise period1971-08-16 — 1971-09-02
StatusCompleted
Port of departureCorpach, United Kingdom
Port of returnCorpach, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1. To investigate the stocks of Nephrops and Pandalus in the South Minch and the Sound of Jura.
2. To study the distribution and abundance of scallops in the same area.
3. To take daily surface temperature readings.
Chief scientistF Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 8/71 cruise report goldseeker08_71.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificSouth Minch and Sound of Jura
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Pelagic fishQuantity: number of hauls = 15
Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish
Demersal fishQuantity: number of hauls = 15
Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish
MolluscsQuantity: number of hauls = 15
Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish
MolluscsQuantity: number of hauls = 14
Description: scallop dredges