Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 10/82 |
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Cruise period | 1982-07-05 — 1982-07-16 |
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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 | 1. To locate and sample spawning mackerel in the North Sea for stock separation studies.
2. To collect mackerel ovaries for fecundity studies. No early stage ovaries were found in any of the fish examined.
3. To obtain samples of whole mackerel for studies of stock separation by parasites for Dr McKenzie (Aberdeen).
4. To obtain mackerel tissue samples for Dr Jamieson's stock separation studies. |
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Chief scientist | Peter D Wallace (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.08 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 2 |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: Portuguese High Headline |