FRV Goldseeker 6/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-08-08 — 1967-09-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. Creel fishing.
2. Dredging and trawling surveys. 3. Plankton sampling. |
| Chief scientist | James A Sinclair (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Shetlands |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: Silk net hauls were made during the cruise. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: trawls were made just off of Ketla Ness. Haddock, Dab and Lemon Sole were all caught. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 Description: trawls were made just off of Ketla Ness. Haddock, Dab and Lemon Sole were all caught. |
| Molluscs | Description: A number of half hour trawls were made during the cruise. A large number of scallops were caught. No. of hauls not noted. |
| Crustaceans | Description: Crab and lobster were fished during the cruise. The lobster catches were poor, but crabs were taken in fair numbers. No. of hauls not noted. |
