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RV Corella 1/71

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Corella (74CX)
Cruise identifier1/71
Cruise period1971-01-04 — 1971-01-13
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To survey the Channel and Southern Bight spawning grounds of the
plaice using the Lowestoft multipurpose sampler.
2. To monitor continuously chlorophyll A, temperature and transparency
of the sea surface water.
3. To obtain temperature profiles with a bathythermograph.
Chief scientistDerek Harding (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Corella 1/71 cruise report corella01_71.pdf (0.10 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
BathythermographQuantity: number of deployments = 37
Description: mechanical
Water bottle stationsDescription: T bottom only
Biology and fisheries 
PhytoplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 110
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of stations = 110
Eggs and larvaeQuantity: number of stations = 110
Meteorology 
Occasional standard measurements
Other meteorological measurementsDescription: sea and swell