Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/77 |
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Cruise period | 1977-11-01 — 1977-11-22 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To investigate the selectivity of a shrimp trawl, particularly of those parts of the net other than the cod end.
2. To assess the stocks of Dichelopandalus bonnieri off Gairloch and the Small Isles.
3. To assess the Nephrops stocks in the same area, and to investigate the occurrence of Nephrops with a carapace length less than 20mm.
4. To obtain samples of live Chlamys opercularis. |
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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 | (0.17 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 = 6 Description: 15 minute scallop dredge hauls. |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 14 Description: half hour trawls for nephrops. |