FRV Goldseeker 10/87
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/87 |
| Cruise period | 1987-08-24 — 1987-09-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To investigate the use of a sledge mounted colour television for surveying scallop grounds.
2) To observe the effects of modifications to the sledge. 3) To obtain video tape recordings of commercial scallop and Nephrops grounds |
| Chief scientist | Trevor R W Howell (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | West of Scotland, Minches |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Description: Scallop surveys. |
| Gear research | Description: Seeing how the modifications affected the sledge. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of deployments = 14 Description: Use of colour camera to get pictures of the scallop grounds. |
