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FRV Goldseeker 7/69

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier7/69
Cruise period1969-07-21 — 1969-08-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBuckie, United Kingdom
Port of returnCorpach, United Kingdom
Objectives1. To carry out trawling at stations in Loch Linnhe, Inner Sound, Sound of Sleet, Tiree Passage anf the Firth of Lorne.
2. To carry out scallop dredging around Eigg, Kerrera and in the Sounds of Sleet and Mull.
Chief scientistF Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 7/69 cruise report goldseeker07_69.pdf (0.15 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
PhosphateDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
NitrateDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
NitriteDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
SilicateDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
pHDescription: Examination of the water column in Loch Ness
Biology and fisheries 
Mammals and reptilesDescription: Observation of seal colony
Demersal fish
MolluscsQuantity: number of hauls = 4
Description: 4 ft dredge hauls of 15 minutes duration.
Crustaceans