Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
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Cruise identifier | 6/69 |
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Cruise period | 1969-07-17 — 1969-08-14 |
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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. Electro and electrodessication tagging of 0-group plaice.
2. To sample plaice over a 24-hour period twice at both neap and spring tides for determining daily food consumption.
3. To collect 0-group plaice for bomb calorimetry.
4. To collect benthos and plankton for bomb calorimetry.
5. To collect benthos and bring it live to the laboratory for Mr Birkett. |
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Chief scientist | Stephen J Lockwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
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Cruise report | (0.14 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
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Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
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Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 14568 Description: tagged plaice released |
Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 15101 Description: 0-group plaice tagged |
Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 62 Description: 50+ 0-group plaice samples to determine daily food requirements, other fish were also examined |