FRV Goldseeker 8/80
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/80 |
| Cruise period | 1980-07-01 — 1980-07-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To determine the visibility of tagging techniques in growth study experiments on Dichelopandalus bonnieri.
2. To study the abundance of Nephrops and D.bonnieri on grounds between Kyle and Gairloch. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | N.W. Coast Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 22 Description: half-hour hauls; 18 made using a 45mm 'Goldseeker' shrimps trawl with a 35mm codend, and 4 half hour trawl hauls using a 70mm prawn trawl to determine the abundance of Nephrops. |
