Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 1/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-01-29 — 1968-02-22 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out hauls for plankton hauls in the Moray Firth.
2. To collect plankton samples in Loch Eil and Loch Linnhe. To put out baskets of live mussels.
3. To carry out dredging operations at Inverneil.
4. To sample the exploited scallop beds on either side of the Clyde Estuary. |
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Chief scientist | John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | Moray Firth, Loch Eil, Loch Linnhe, Firth of Clyde |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: Plankton hauls in the Moray Firth |
Zooplankton | Description: Plankton hauls in the Moray Firth |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 133 Description: using a 4ft dredge with mostly of 15 minutes duration for scallop |
Gear research | Description: Investigating how the duration of towing affected the hauls. |