FRV Goldseeker 10/78
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/78 |
| Cruise period | 1978-11-01 — 1978-11-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of return | Leith, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To compare quantity, size and sex composition of Nephrops catches and fish by-catch using different mesh-size codends on a standard Nephrops trawl.
2. To assess predation on Nephrops by examination of fish stomachs. 3. To look for incidence of the gut parasite Stichocotyle nephropsis in Nephrops. |
| Chief scientist | James A M Kinnear (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Firth of Forth |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 230 Description: Cod stomachs were examined for Nephrops remains. The size composition of Nephrops contained in the stomachs was recorded |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of specimens = 27964 Description: Size and sex compositions and mean carapace lengths of Nephrops caught were recorded. 13771 caught with the 60mm cod-end (8362 males, 5409 females), and 14193 caught with the 80mm cod-end (8695 males, 5498 females) |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 1.5 Description: Hauls for Nephrops. Each cod-end was fished on alternate days( 60mm and 80 mm cod-end). Large catches of Nephrops were sub-sampled by weight, but whenever possible, the total catch was measured. |
