Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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| Cruise identifier | 6/82 |
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| Cruise period | 1982-04-23 — 1982-04-28 |
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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 study the bottom fauna and sediment types using transects across the Norfolk Banks.
2. To survey the area using the boomer and the 80 kHz side scan sonar. |
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| Chief scientist | Michael Greer-Walker (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 | North Sea |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: identification,distribution of bottom fauna |
| Geology and geophysics | |
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| Grab | Quantity: number of samples = 95 Description: benthos and sediment survey. |
| Long/short range side scan sonar | Description: continuous coverage using the I.O.S 80 kHz and the MAFF UD1 50 kHz side scan sonars. |