FRV Goldseeker 9/80 (2)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/80 (2) |
| Cruise period | 1980-08-18 — 1980-08-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To survey BACO cryolite sludge dumping ground.
2. To set up cages of Nephrops on and around the cryolite dump. 3. To study the behaviour and survival of Nephrops in relation to discarding. |
| Chief scientist | J M Pirie (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 6 Description: A number of cages were left at varying distances from the dump. They were observed for several weeks. |
