FRV Goldseeker 4/70
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-05-19 — 1970-06-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Ardrishaig, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. to investigate the distribution, abundance and biology of Pandalus spp and Nephrops in the Firth of Clyde.
2. To investigate the feasibility of mid-water trawling for shrimps from "Goldseeker". 3. To determine the abundance and stock composition of scallops and queens in parts of the Firth of Clyde and the Solway Firth. 4. To take temperature readings and plankton samples. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Firth of Clyde and Solway Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | |
| Zooplankton | |
| Eggs and larvae | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 82 Description: scallop dredge |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 14 Description: Half-hour hauls for Nephrops. |
