RV Tellina 8A/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 8A/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-09-25 — 1969-10-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Hartlepool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To recapture 0-group plaice tagged on TELLINA Cruise 6/69.
2. To tag 0-group plaice with small Petersen discs. 3. To collect 0-group plaice over a 24-hour period, twice on neaps and twice on spring tides. 4. To carry out an otter trawl survey of Filey Bay. 5. To collect 0-group plaice, plankton and benthos for bomb calorimetry. 6. To collect 0-group gadoids for Mr Scholes and return live to Lowestoft. 7. To angle for large cod for Mr Scholes. 8. To collect live benthos and return live to Lowestoft for Mr. Birkett. |
| Chief scientist | Stephen J Lockwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytobenthos | Description: live benthos collected |
| Zoobenthos | Description: live benthos collected |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 42 Description: live coalfish return to the laboratory |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 4 Description: otter trawl, including: plaice, lemon sole and gurnards |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 5 Description: 0-group live cod returned to laboratory |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 8700 Description: plaice checked for tags |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 71 Description: plaice tagged |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: samples of 0-group plaice and benthos for bomb calorimetry |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 32 Description: 0-group plaice for feeding and digestion rates analysis |
