Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/71 |
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Cruise period | 1971-08-16 — 1971-09-02 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Corpach, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Corpach, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To investigate the stocks of Nephrops and Pandalus in the South Minch and the Sound of Jura.
2. To study the distribution and abundance of scallops in the same area.
3. To take daily surface temperature readings. |
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Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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Specific | South Minch and Sound of Jura |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 15 Description: trawls for Nephrops, Pandalus and white fish |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 14 Description: scallop dredges |