FRV Goldseeker 11/85
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/85 |
| Cruise period | 1985-08-07 — 1985-08-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1) To measure the drag of the above 2 nets both with and without separating panels and codends.
2) To carry out engineering trials on both soft and firm bottom using a rockhopper groundrope on the dual purpose gear and standard leaded grassrope on the prawn trawl 3) To investigate the effect of increased door spread on the prawn trawl configuration. |
| Chief scientist | R Derek Galbraith (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Specific | off Stornoway |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Description: prawn trawl |
| Gear research | Description: Net drag |
