Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 9/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-09-23 — 1968-10-17 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Objectives | 1. To dredge for scallops in the Deer Sound-Shapinsay Sound area.
2. To carry out a series of hauls in Scapa Flow on queen grounds.
3. To measure lobsters at commercial premises in Stromness and Kirkwall. |
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Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Specific | Orkneys |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only. Continous throughout the cruise. |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: of 10 minutes duration using a 4ft scallop dredge. |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 464 Description: Creels for for lobsters. |