FRV Goldseeker 4/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-03-06 — 1985-03-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To deploy mussel cages at selected coastal positions from Inzie hd ( Fraserburgh) to Souter pt ( South Sheilds) as part of the 1985 ICES Baseline programme.
2) To collect a water sample for radiocaesium analysis off Arbroath, at 56°32' N, 20°20' W |
| Chief scientist | James C McKie (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Project | ICES,Baseline |
| Coordinating body | ICES |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Specific | 56 deg32N, 20deg 20W |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Current meters | Quantity: 1 Description: 1 recovered;480 hours |
| Contamination | |
| Trace metals | Quantity: 30 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | |
| Dissolved organic matter (inc DOC) | |
| Phytoplankton | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: distribution,biomass determination,behaviour |
| Demersal fish | |
| Molluscs | |
| Acoustic reflection on marine organisms. |
