FRV Goldseeker 7/80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-06-03 — 1980-06-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To tag Nephrops in the Clyde and Sound of Jura in order to study growth rates.
2. To measure abundance of Nephrops using mark-recapture methods. 3. To determine survival of tagged Nephrops in cages. 4. To recover cages of Nephrops left over from the previous cruise. |
| Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | N.W. Coast Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Description: Nephrop abundance measured using mark-recapture methods. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: survival rates of nephrops in cages. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1897 Description: nephrops tagged with streamer tags. |
