RV Corella 10/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 10/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-07-04 — 1972-07-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To determine the abundance of the benthos of the plaice grounds around the Dogger Bank using the Van Veen grab and underwater cameras.
2. To complete the collection of stomach contents of plaice from the same areas. 3. To collect samples of plaice for the analysis of body constituents as part of a study of the seasonal cycle in condition (Mr Birkett). 4. To collect live small plaice (15-20 cm) and/or dabs for the fish disease unit of the Zoological Society, London. 5. To collect live plaice for future acoustic tag experiments. 6. To collect live plankton for Mrs Thompson. 7. To collect material for studies of the histology of the pineal and pituitary glands of the dab (H. Htun Han). |
| Chief scientist | R W Blacker (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Dogger Bank |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 264 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 25 |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 25 |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of stations = 24 |
| Bottom photography | Quantity: number of stations = 5 Description: v/w television |
