Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 8/68 |
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Cruise period | 1968-04-17 — 1968-04-26 |
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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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Objectives | 1. To continue fecundity studies within the ray survey area off the north Norfolk coast.
2. To collect blood samples for Dr. R. M. E. Parkhouse of The National Institute for Medical Research. |
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Chief scientist | D W R Rout (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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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Biochemical measurements (eg lipids, amino acids) | Quantity: number of samples = 20 Description: ray blood |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 42 Description: 126 Raia clavata, 64 females; 21 Raia montagui |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: samples of ovaries, shell gland and vertebral sectons taken |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: cloaca depth and stomach contents observed |