RV Corella 2B/70
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 2B/70 |
| Cruise period | 1970-02-17 — 1970-02-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To carry out a hydrographic survey of the area in the vicinity of Maenease Point, Cornwall, with particular reference to features that may affect the dispersal of china clay waste. |
| Chief scientist | John W Talbot (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.19 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | |
| Current meters | Quantity: number of deployments = 1 |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of deployments = 200 Description: bottom |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Description: dynamic diffusion experiments |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 48 Description: rays tagged plaice,cod and whiting ovaries collected |
| Meteorology | |
| Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |
