Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-08-08 — 1967-09-28 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. Creel fishing.
2. Dredging and trawling surveys.
3. Plankton sampling. |
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Chief scientist | James A Sinclair (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.09 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Shetlands |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Description: Silk net hauls were made during the cruise.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: trawls were made just off of Ketla Ness. Haddock, Dab and Lemon Sole were all caught. |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: trawls were made just off of Ketla Ness. Haddock, Dab and Lemon Sole were all caught. |
Molluscs | Description: A number of half hour trawls were made during the cruise. A large number of scallops were caught.
No. of hauls not noted. |
Crustaceans | Description: Crab and lobster were fished during the cruise. The lobster catches were poor, but crabs were taken in fair numbers.
No. of hauls not noted. |