FRV Goldseeker 10/89 (2)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/89 (2) |
| Cruise period | 1989-08-22 — 1989-08-29 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1) To field test equipment for sampling and filtration of large water volumes for trace organic contaminants
2) To follow the post-dumping movement of suspended sludge particles at the Garroch Head dumpsite over 24 hours and to obtain water and suspended particulate samples 3) To collect water and suspended particulate samples on a 20 mile transect south from Garroch Head. 4) To obtain water and suspended particulate samples during a complete tidal cycle, from a position in the Clyde estuary. |
| Chief scientist | A G Kelly (Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | Clyde |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Description: Checking for sediment. |
| Contamination | |
| Suspended matter | Description: Sludge sediment |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research |
