FRV Goldseeker 5/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 5/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-05-20 — 1969-06-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out dredging for scallops and trawl surveys.
2. To take surface temperature readings. |
| Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only. Continuously throughout the cruise |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: Plankton samples taken using a 1m net in the programmed positions. |
| Zooplankton | Description: Plankton samples taken using a 1m net in the programmed positions. |
| Mammals and reptiles | Description: Seal observations. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: in Copinsay area. |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 228 Description: 4ft scallop dredges with hauls lasting for 15 minutes. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 208 Description: Creels forpopulation studies. |
