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FRV Goldseeker 3/68

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier3/68
Cruise period1968-03-21 — 1968-04-08
StatusCompleted
Port of departureTroon, United Kingdom
Port of returnOban, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To carry out trawling dredging and creeling in the Inner Sound and west coast lochs.
2. Measurement of commercial lobster catches at Oban.
Chief scientistJames A Sinclair (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 3/68 cruise report goldseeker03_68.pdf (0.07 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralInner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
MolluscsQuantity: number of hauls = 10
Description: using a 4ft scallop dredge.
CrustaceansQuantity: number of deployments = 36
Description: Creels for nephrops.