RV Tellina 6/69
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 6/69 |
| Cruise period | 1969-07-17 — 1969-08-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| 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. |
| Chief scientist | Stephen J Lockwood (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| 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 |
