FRV Goldseeker 6/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-07-03 — 1978-07-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Granton, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Methil, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To sample juvenile (0-group) Nephrops and make observations on their distribution and behaviour.
2. To release suture-tagged Nephrops in order to study growth rates. 3. To make ship-board observations on the behaviour of juvenile Nephrops. |
| Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: 17 made with WP3 plankton net and six hauls with a half-size 'Isaac's Kidd' trawl. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of hauls = 23 Description: 17 made with WP3 plankton net and six hauls with a half-size 'Isaac's Kidd' trawl. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 765 Description: Nephrops marked with 'streamer' tags and released in two areas, SE of May Island and off Elie Ness. |
