Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 2B/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-02-04 — 1974-02-14 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Southampton, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out an inshore survey of the English south coast for fish eggs and larvae using a 50 cm naked high speed tow net.
2. To collect stomachs of all species of fish found on the plaice spawning grounds of the Southern Bight using a young gadoid trawl.
3. To test two experimental plankton samples. |
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Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Surface measurements underway (T,S) | |
Transparency (eg transmissometer) | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Oxygen | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Description: chlorophyll |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 35 |
Exploratory fishing | |
Meteorology | |
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Routine standard measurements | |