RV Tellina 8A/67
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 8A/67 |
| Cruise period | 1967-09-22 — 1967-09-27 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | 1. To study, by the use of divers, the shape of the 1/2 scale Boris Skagen trawl as normally used and when inverted and used in midwater.
2. To progressively build up the original square to make a shelf of netting between the lower bridles. 3. Still and cine camera photographs will be taken of the gear underwater to show each modification. |
| Chief scientist | J P Bridger (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Quantity: number of dives = 4 Description: underwater observations and tests |
| Gear research | Description: Boris Skagen trawl inversion tests |
