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FRV Goldseeker 8/68

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)FRV Goldseeker (74GO)
Cruise identifier8/68
Cruise period1968-09-03 — 1968-09-19
StatusCompleted
Port of departureKyle of Lochalsh, United Kingdom
Port of returnBuckie, United Kingdom
ObjectivesTo complete a programme of trawling, dredging and plankton sampling.
To record surface temperatures.
Chief scientistHarold J Thomas (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
Cruise reportFRV Goldseeker 8/68 cruise report goldseeker08_68.pdf (0.08 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
SpecificNW and N Scottish coasts
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: T only.
Biology and fisheries 
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 5
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of hauls = 5
MolluscsDescription: Scallop stocks surveyed using a 4ft dredge.