FRV Goldseeker 9/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-09-23 — 1968-10-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To dredge for scallops in the Deer Sound-Shapinsay Sound area.
2. To carry out a series of hauls in Scapa Flow on queen grounds. 3. To measure lobsters at commercial premises in Stromness and Kirkwall. |
| Chief scientist | C Davidson (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Orkneys |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: T only. Continous throughout the cruise. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 18 Description: of 10 minutes duration using a 4ft scallop dredge. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of deployments = 464 Description: Creels for for lobsters. |
