Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 11/79 |
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Cruise period | 1979-09-13 — 1979-09-26 |
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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 develop an effective system of sampling scallop populations using
French dredges, suitable for the vessel.
2. To survey for scallops in selected areas of the Channel between the
Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly, up to 40 miles offshore.
3. To dredge and compare results obtained in a number of areas previously
surveyed by the French research vessel LA PELAGIA.
4. To retrieve two toroidal buoy units (one off Lulworth and one off Start
Point) used for pectinid spat collection studies. |
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Chief scientist | Andrew Franklin (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham 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 | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 62 Description: distribution |