Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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| Cruise identifier | 2/77 |
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| Cruise period | 1977-01-17 — 1977-01-27 |
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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 | Research |
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| Objectives | Primary Aim:
1. To obtain plaice ovary samples from the three areas (Kentish Knock to Brown Ridge; White Bank; Cleaver ground and Botney Ground).
Ancillary Aims:
2. To collect eggs for genetic studies.
3. To collect live rays, dabs and crabs.
4. To test the new pelagic trawl. |
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| Chief scientist | Joseph William Horwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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| Cruise report | (0.12 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Track charts | |
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| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
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| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 200 Description: samples caught for fecundity studies |