Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-02-21 — 1974-03-05 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, 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 investigate by a programme of grabbing and trawling disposal grounds in
the following areas: Humber, Tees, Tyne and Thames.
2. To collect samples of sediment, benthos and fish from these areas for
chemical analysis.
3. To investigate the area off Whitby receiving potash waste. |
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Chief scientist | I C White (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.21 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
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Trace elements | Quantity: number of samples = 112 Description: fish and bethos for selected chemical analysis |
Contamination | |
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Other contaminant measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 120 Description: sediment samples for chemical analysis |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of samples = 120 Description: sediment samples |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of hauls = 17 Description: Agassiz and Granton trawls |
Meteorology | |
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Occasional standard measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 186 |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 42 Description: anchor and oyster dredges |
Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 186 Description: over 250 successful Smith-McIntyre grab hauls |