RV Corella 6/73
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/73 |
| Cruise period | 1973-04-02 — 1973-04-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To make an echo/sonar survey of the Western English Channel for pelagic
fish shoals. 2. To make a TTN/hydrographic survey of the Western English Channel for pilchard and mackerel spawning. 3. To freeze mackerel larvae, if any are located, for immunogenetic work. 4. To attempt trace identification by use of a towed underwater camera. 5. To make a fishing survey of any areas of pelagic fish trace located by Aim 1. 6. To collect dinoflagellates from near Lowestoft for Dr Dodge (London University). |
| Chief scientist | Peter R Winslade (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | English Channel |
| Specific | 48-50N;06-30W to 50-30N;01-30W |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 41 |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 41 |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of stations = 47 Description: population surveys at 41 sts.,and exploratory fishing at 6 sts. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 47 Description: population surveys at 41 sts.,and exploratory fishing at 6 sts. |
