RV Tellina 1/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 1/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-01-02 — 1973-01-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out an echo and fishing survey in the approaches to and around
the Thames Estuary for sprat; and if time and weather permit, a similar survey in the Wash area. 2. To collect samples for routine biological analysis and fat determination. 3. To make surface temperature and salinity observations. |
| Chief scientist | P O Johnson (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Quantity: number of stations = 50 Description: S only |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 50 Description: T surface only |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 1 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: track kilometres = 648.2 Description: approx;deep scattering layers |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | |
| Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |
