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RV Tellina 12/73

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Tellina (74TE)
Cruise identifier12/73
Cruise period1973-11-27 — 1973-12-09
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. Benthic sampling at sites in the vicinity of the proposed Maplin development and at selected sites previously sampled in 1972.
2. Testing of sampling techniques.
3. Collection of samples for the assessment of species biomass/sediment relationships
Chief scientistMichael S Rolfe (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Tellina 12/73 cruise report tellina12_73.pdf (0.07 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: 21
Description: solid waste pollution
Biology and fisheries 
ZoobenthosQuantity: 21
Description: Thames sewage sludge programme
Other biological/fisheries measurementQuantity: 21
Description: biological pollutants
Meteorology 
Occasional standard measurements
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: sea and swell
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeQuantity: number of deployments = 21