FRV Goldseeker 11/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-11-07 — 1972-11-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Crinan, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate the distribution, abundance and biology of Nephrops and Pandalus spp in the firth of Clyde.
2. To investigate the possible diurnal vertical migrations of Pandalus bonnieri. 3. To study the occurrence of Nephrops in the stomachs of predators. 4. To take daily surface temperature readings. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Description: T surface only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: 1 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 19 |
