RV Tellina 4/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-05-05 — 1969-06-06 |
| Status | Completed |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To measure sole egg production, egg and larval dispersal and mortality in the Blackwater.
2. To measure planktonic vertical distribution of sole eggs and larvae. 3. To map other sole spawning areas on the Essex and Suffolk coasts. 4. To collect shrimp and prawn samples for Mr Warren (Burnham-on-Crouch Laboratory). |
| Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Description: collected |
| Zooplankton | Description: collected |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: sole egg production monitored and larvae sampled |
| Crustaceans | Description: samples of prawns and shrimps collected |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 100 Description: sole skin and muscle |
