Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/70 |
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Cruise period | 1970-03-02 — 1970-03-19 |
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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 | Fisheries |
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Objectives | 1. To measure the area of the Eagle Bank herring spawning ground and to get an estimate of the number of herring eggs deposited on it throughout the spawning season.
2. To carry out a dredge and grab survey in the area to see whether there are any other herring spawning grounds,
3. To carry out echo surveys in the area and to sample the traces. |
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Chief scientist | Peter D Wallace (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.17 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of observations = 4 Description: obs.of herring spawning ground with divers |
Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: mid-water trawls hauls |
Geology and geophysics | |
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Dredge | Quantity: number of deployments = 6 |