Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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| Cruise identifier | 8/68 |
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| Cruise period | 1968-09-03 — 1968-09-19 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Kyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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| Objectives | To complete a programme of trawling, dredging and plankton sampling.
To record surface temperatures. |
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| Chief scientist | Harold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
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| Specific | NW and N Scottish coasts |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 |
| Molluscs | Description: Scallop stocks surveyed using a 4ft dredge. |