FRV Goldseeker 8/87
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/87 |
| Cruise period | 1987-07-06 — 1987-07-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To study the size and age composition and gonad stages of scallop and queen stocks in selected areas of northwest Scotland.
2) To investigate the settlement of scallops and queens in the same area. 3) To record surface and subsurface water and salinity. |
| Chief scientist | John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | N.W. Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Description: Equiptment malfunctioned so this was abandoned. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 87 Description: Scallops and queens measurements. |
