Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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| Cruise identifier | 2/75 |
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| Cruise period | 1975-01-27 — 1975-03-13 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Corpach, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | 1. To study the state of scallop and queen stocks in the Clyde area and on the west coast.
2. To undertake scallop dredge selection experiments.
3. To undertake surface temperature readings. |
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| Chief scientist | Alan A Dunthorn (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 225 Description: population structures, behaviour |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 9 |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 8 |
| Exploratory fishing | Quantity: number of deployments = 8 |