Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 9A/74 9B/74 |
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Cruise period | 1974-08-28 — 1974-09-24 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Grimsby, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | 1. To carry out a survey of 0-group flatfish in coastal waters, using a Riley 2 metre beam trawl, and working in conjunction with a shore-based push-net team (P Walker and T Watson) in the area Thames/Filey Bay.
2. To tag 1-group plaice within the survey area.
3. To compare catches made with a Riley 2 metre beam trawl, and the Zijlstra (Holland) 3 metre young fish beam trawl.
4. To make additional 2 metre beam trawl hauls within the survey area for J D Riley. |
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Chief scientist | C N Humphreys (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries 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 | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 42 Description: surface only |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Zoobenthos | Quantity: 162 |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 162 Description: population & distribution |
Taggings | Quantity: 12 |