Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/75 |
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Cruise period | 1975-04-15 — 1975-04-28 |
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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 carry out a survey of the west coast of England and Wales and the
southwest coast of Scotland to the Mull of Galloway for pelagic fish eggs
and larvae using a 50 cm high-speed tow net.
2. To collect a dinoflagellate sample for Dr Dodge (London University).
3. To collect live copepods for Mrs B Thonpson.
4. To collect water samples for radioactivity estimation for Mr D Jefferies (Hamilton Dock laboratory) from the English Channel and southern North Sea and Irish Sea. |
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Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | English Channel North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel Bristol 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) | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 88 Description: distribution |
Nekton | Quantity: number of hauls = 88 |