FRV Goldseeker 7/83
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/83 |
| Cruise period | 1983-06-21 — 1983-07-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To exercise by means of mounted cameras on a towed sledge the Nephrops population in the Firth of Clyde
2) To study the reaction of Nephrops to chains and footropes by means of cameras mounted on a specially designed towed sledge 3) To examine trawl samples of Nephrops populations from the same areas as those examined by photography 4) To study the association between the pink shrimp, Dichelopandalus bonnieri, and the sea anemone, Bolocera trediae using cameras on a towed sledge. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | East of Arran/ Garroch Head/ Ailsa Craig |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Description: Nephrops |
| Gear research | Description: How sound for gear affects the Nephrops |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Description: Videos and still photos distorted by suspended sediment |
