FRV Goldseeker 6/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-06-20 — 1968-07-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake a programme of scallop dredging.
2. Trawling and plankton sampling in the Minch and Loch Linnhe. 3. To collect samples of bottom gravel from Maxwell Bank and the Sound of Mull using a TV grab. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Minch, Loch Linnhe, Sound of Mull |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: Plankton sampling carried out at various stations in the Minch and Loch Linnhe. |
| Zooplankton | Description: Plankton sampling carried out at various stations in the Minch and Loch Linnhe. |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 22 Description: fifteen minute dredge hauls using a 4ft dredge. |
| Crustaceans | Description: Nephrops caught using standard 'Goldseeker' otter trawl. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Description: samples of bottom gravel collected from Marwell Bank and the Sound of Mull using a T.V. grab. |
