Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
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Cruise identifier | 17/77 |
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Cruise period | 1977-11-14 — 1977-11-23 |
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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 continue work with RV CLIONE to determine the efficiency of the Granton trawl when rigged with a door-to-door tickler. Not attempted due to bad weather
2. To sample water from the sea bottom by pumping.
3. To carry out measurements of light penetration into the sea by use of the spectral radiometer. Not completed due to bad weather but some were made with the sensors mounted on the foredeck
4. To bring back live dabs to the laboratory. Abandoned due to bad weather. |
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Chief scientist | P Scholes (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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Specific | Corton, Marsdiep, Trevors Pit, Hopton, Texel, Den Helder |
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Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
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Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of measurements = 4 Description: Water sampling using the 1 1/2 HP Safran pump delivering 15 gallons a minute through 500ft of pipe |