Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
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Cruise identifier | 2/72 |
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Cruise period | 1972-03-07 — 1972-03-31 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Buckie, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To study the states of the scallop and queen stocks off the south-west of Scotland.
2. To compare the efficiencies of various gears used to catch scallops and queens.
3. To study the stocks of Munida in the same area.
4. To take surface temperature daily. |
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Chief scientist | James Mason (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory), John Drinkwater (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: activity duration in days = 24 Description: temperature measured daily |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Crustaceans | Description: 90 minute hauls with an 8ft beam trawl - comparative fishing |
Crustaceans | Description: Nephrops creels |
Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 124 Description: scallop and queen survey |
Crustaceans | Description: 60 minute hauls with an 8ft queen dredge |