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RV Corella 11/77

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corella (74CX)
Cruise identifier11/77
Cruise period1977-07-19 — 1977-07-29
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeMedia
Objectives1. To provide BBC with facilities for filming for their Open University course in oceanography,
2. To evaluate with RV CLIONE the efficiency of the Granton trawl in catching plaice when rigged with door to door tickler chain.
3. To obtain 200 live sand eels and return them to the Laboratory.
Chief scientistP Scholes (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corella 11/77 cruise report corella11_77.pdf (0.14 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Track chartsRV Corella 11/77 cruise track — trk1933.html
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Gear researchDescription: efficiency of Granton trawl