FRV Goldseeker 2/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FRV Goldseeker (74GO) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-02-27 — 1973-03-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Troon, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | 1. To study the state of scallop and queen stocks in the Firth of Clyde.
2. To study the effects of various tooth-spacings, belly-ring diameters and back-mesh size on the catch of the traditional scallop dredge. 3. To take daily surface temperature readings. 4. If time allows, to investigate the stocks of Nephrops and Pandalus in the Clyde. |
| Chief scientist | Alan A Dunthorn (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 91 Description: scallop;8 dredging sts.(cr.2) and 83 sts.for routine stock survey |
