Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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| Cruise identifier | 19A/68 |
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| Cruise period | 1968-11-19 — 1968-11-29 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Ipswich, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Research |
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| Objectives | 1. To tag and release ray caught by trawl along the east coast and in the Thames Estuary.
2. To obtain live ray egg capsules for Dr. Lissmann of Cambridge University. |
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| Chief scientist | Martin R Vince (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
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| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: surface drifters |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: seabed drifters |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Pelagic fish | Description: hauls containing: whiting and whiting pout |
| Demersal fish | Description: hauls containing: ray, cold, sole and plaice |
| Taggings | Description: R. clavata rays |