FRV Goldseeker 12/71
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 12/71 |
| Cruise period | 1971-11-29 — 1972-01-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To undertake a bottom survey in the coastal waters south of Aberdeen by means of underwater television.
2. To survey by diving the bottom in selected areas and the lobster population of these areas in detail. 3. To investigate the distribution and abundance of shrimps and Nephrops off the east coast of Scotland. 4. To search for queens in the same area. 5. To take daily surface temperature readings. |
| Chief scientist | John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: underwater television camera survey |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: population survey with Nephrops trawl |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: population survey with Nephrops trawl |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 7 Description: population survey with Nephrops trawl |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: underwater television camera survey |
