FRV Goldseeker 15/86
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 15/86 |
| Cruise period | 1986-11-27 — 1986-12-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To examine the influence of ground friction on the drag of several ground ropes previously used with chalut 28, 90/37, 10 (BT 159)
2) To carry out engineering trials on both soft and firm bottom using a dual purpose trawl (BT 160) with rockhopper foot rope. 3) To measure the drag of the prawn trawl (BT 126) fished with both standard leaded grassrope and rubber disk, rockhopper and bobbin foot ropes. |
| Chief scientist | R Derek Galbraith (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
