FRV Goldseeker 4/88
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/88 |
| Cruise period | 1988-03-21 — 1988-04-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To obtain colour video tape recordings of the sea bed in potentially suitable areas for future work on scallops.
2) To investigate the use a sledge mounted TV camera for surveying scallop grounds. 3) To observe the effect of modifications to the sledge. |
| Chief scientist | Trevor R W Howell (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Loch Ewe and Claonaig Bay |
| Track charts | (0.05 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Description: Scallop moitoring |
| Gear research | Description: Looking at the modification of the sledge. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Description: Colour videos of the sea floor, for scallop surveys. |
