FRV Goldseeker 10/75
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/75 |
| Cruise period | 1975-10-16 — 1975-11-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Blyth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Blyth, United Kingdom |
| Objectives | 1. To investigate the distribution, abundance and biology of Pandalus borealis in the Farn Deeps.
2. To undertake mesh selectivity experiments using a 45 mm mesh shrimp trawl, and codends of 45 mm, 35 mm and 25 mm mesh. |
| Chief scientist | F Godfrey Howard (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Farne Deep |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Contaminants in organisms | Description: Frozen samples of Pandalus collected for heavy metal analysis. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: Half hour hauls to investigate the distribution, abundance and biology of Pandalus borealis. |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 40 Description: Mesh selectivity trials using codends of 45mm, 35mm and 25mm mesh. |
