FRV Goldseeker 7/79
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/79 |
| Cruise period | 1979-06-05 — 1979-06-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To recapture Nephrops tagged in 1978 in the Moray Firth in order to measure annual growth increments.
2. To release a further batch of tagged Nephrops in the same area. 3. To investigate the effects of dead Nephrops on the efficiency of baited creels (this objective was postponed to a later cruise). 4. To set up cages of nephrops in and around the cryolite dumping ground. |
| Chief scientist | Colin J Chapman (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 7 Description: Tagged Nephrops recaptured in order to measure annual growth. |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 1510 Description: Nephrops tagged and released. |
