Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 8A/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-09-22 — 1967-09-27 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Trials |
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Objectives | 1. To study, by the use of divers, the shape of the 1/2 scale Boris Skagen trawl as normally used and when inverted and used in midwater.
2. To progressively build up the original square to make a shelf of netting between the lower bridles.
3. Still and cine camera photographs will be taken of the gear underwater
to show each modification. |
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Chief scientist | J P Bridger (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 | English Channel |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | Quantity: number of dives = 4 Description: underwater observations and tests |
Gear research | Description: Boris Skagen trawl inversion tests |