RV Corella 2/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 2/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-01-18 — 1972-01-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out the MAFF part of the ICES larval herring survey.
2. Collection of adult herring for routine biological sampling and chemical analysis (Burnham). 3, Collection of herring gonads for biochemical studies (Dr McKenzie, Royal Holloway College). 4. Collection of herring larvae for chemical analysis (Mr Ehrlich, Dunstaffnage). 5. To carry out an echo-survey around the Eddystone for pelagic fish. 6. To observe temperature and salinity at each station. |
| Chief scientist | C Timothy Macer (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 87 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 87 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 87 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 2 |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: continuous acoustic monitoring of deep scattering layers |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 89 Description: wind |
| Other meteorological measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 89 Description: sea and swell |
