1954 Chatham Islands expedition

1954 Chatham Islands expedition
1954 Chatham Islands expedition
Country	New Zealand ;
Location	Chatham Islands ;
Country of origin	New Zealand ;
Start	Lyttelton ; 22 January 1954
End	Lyttelton ; 12 February 1954
Leader	George Alexander Knox ;
Organiser	George Alexander Knox ;
Funder	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research; University of Canterbury; Canterbury Museum; Dominion Museum; Royal Society of New Zealand Canterbury Branch; Royal Society of New Zealand Southland Branch ;
Vessels	MV Alert ;
Participants	Elliot Watson Dawson; George Alexander Knox; Betty Batham; David McNiven Garner; John C. Yaldwyn; John Munne Moreland; Ray Forster; Richard Dell ;

The 1954 Chatham Islands expedition was a research expedition organised by George Knox of the University of Canterbury to explore the distribution of benthic and pelagic marine fauna living between the Chatham Islands / Rēkohu and the eastern coast of New Zealand. The expedition took place in January and February 1954.[1][2] The vessel used to undertake this expedition was the MV Alert.[1]

References

G A (Ed) Knox (1957). "General account of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 2: 1–37. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412141.
G H Uttley; J S Bullivant (1971). "Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 7. Bryozoa Cheilostomata" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 57: 1–59. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412054.

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[Knox1954-1] G A (Ed) Knox (1957). "General account of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 2: 1–37. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412141.

[UttleyBullivant1971-2] G H Uttley; J S Bullivant (1971). "Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 7. Bryozoa Cheilostomata" (PDF). New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. 57: 1–59. ISSN 0083-7903. Wikidata Q66412054.