Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-05-08 — 1979-05-29 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Blyth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. To investigate the selectivity of a shrimp trawl, particularly of parts of the trawl other than the cod-end.
2. To undertake a survey of the Pandalus borealis stocks on the Farn Deeps.
3. To undertake a Pandalus and Nephrops larval survey. |
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Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.48 MB) |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only; Samples taken daily. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton | Quantity: 21 Description: Plankton tows |
Zooplankton | Quantity: 21 Description: Plankton tows |
Eggs and larvae | |
Crustaceans | Description: Investigating the selectivity of a shrimp trawl. |
Crustaceans | Description: Survey of Pandalus borealis stocks. |