Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/78 |
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Cruise period | 1978-07-03 — 1978-07-27 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Granton, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Methil, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. To sample juvenile (0-group) Nephrops and make observations on their distribution and behaviour.
2. To release suture-tagged Nephrops in order to study growth rates.
3. To make ship-board observations on the behaviour of juvenile Nephrops. |
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Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (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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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: 17 made with WP3 plankton net and six hauls with a half-size 'Isaac's Kidd' trawl. |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: 17 made with WP3 plankton net and six hauls with a half-size 'Isaac's Kidd' trawl. |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 765 Description: Nephrops marked with 'streamer' tags and released in two areas, SE of May Island and off Elie Ness. |