Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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| Cruise identifier | 5/74 |
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| Cruise period | 1974-07-22 — 1974-08-29 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | Part 1:
To undertake comparative fishing experiments with different rigs of a standard (70 mm mesh) Nephrops trawl and cod-end.
Part 2:
To undertake comparative fishing experiments with a standard Nephrops trawl with cod-ends of 50 mm and 70 mm. |
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| Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), James A Sinclair (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 42 |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of hauls = 42 |