Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 3/67 |
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Cruise period | 1967-02-15 — 1967-03-15 |
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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 the determination of the distribution, abundance and condition of scallops off the south Devonshire and Cornish coast commencing at Lizard Point and working eastwards.
2. To carry out comparative trials between a Baird dredge and a conventional scallop dredge on the Eddystone scallop grounds.
3. To release measured and tagged scallops over a wide area between Fowey and Rame Head for population and growth studies.
4. To continue the search for O+ to 2+ group scallops on the commercial grounds with weed rakes and lined dredges fitted with blade bars.
Cruise abandoned due to poor weather. |
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Chief scientist | Michael S Rolfe (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Burnham Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.07 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |