Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-09-26 — 1967-10-09 |
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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 | Trials |
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Objectives | 1. Design evaluation trials, full scale manoeuvring trials and stabiliser
trials to be carried out by personnel of B.S.R.A. , N.P.L. and W.F.A.
Staff to be exchanged at Plymouth on 1st and 7th October, as necessary.
2. Stabiliser trials also to be carried out in the neighbourhood of Portland,
in conjunction with A.U.W.E. on September 28th and 29th.
3. Manoeuvrability with trawl down to be tested.
Speed, manoeuvring with and without trawl, and stablilising trials were carried out in a variety of weather conditions. Several trawl hauls were made in the Sizewell area and a sample of live soles was brought in. |
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Chief scientist | G C Trout (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 | English Channel North Sea |
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Specific | Portland, Bexington Range, Plymouth, Sizewell Bank |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Gear research | Quantity: activity duration in days = 2 Description: Days spent on the Bexington Range |