RV Corella 7/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 7/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-04-14 — 1969-04-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To measure the effect of various rigs of tickler chain on the otterboard and wing end spread of a C3 trawl.
2. To collect any dabs caught for Mr C. Lee. |
| Chief scientist | J P Bridger (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | N of Cleaver Bank, Rising Ground, E of Smith's knoll light-vessel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Pelagic fish | Description: 0.5 to 1.5 Baskets of cod per hour taken |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 300 Description: Dab collected from the Cleaver Bank area and deep frozen |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of hauls = 10 Description: Instrumented hauls: 3 hauls made north of the Cleaver Bank with the C3 trawl on 9ft legs and 5 fm bridles and fitted with 4 1/2 inch rubber groundropes, wrapped with 3/8 inch chain. 1 haul made at the Rising Ground, and 5 hauls made 12 miles E of Smith's Knoll Light-vessel. |
