RV Tellina 13A/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 13A/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-07-15 — 1968-07-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. 2-metre beam trawl survey for 0- and 1-group flatfish.
2. 12-inch tin tow net survey for pelagic eggs and larvae. 3. Release of seabed and surface drifters. 4. Collection of adult sole for Dr. Grant, NERC Biochemical Unit, Torry, Aberdeen. 5. Collection of small cod f o r laboratory use. 6. Otter trawl survey for large flatfish and tagging of adult sole. |
| Chief scientist | Michael Greer-Walker (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: surface drifters released |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: sample litres = 38 Description: litres seawater collected |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: seabed drifters |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: plankton collected |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: plankton collected |
| Pelagic fish | Description: fish <10cm collected |
| Pelagic fish | Description: various elasmobranchs returned |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 38 Description: adult sole returned to laboratory |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: 2m beam trawls including: 0-group sole, dabs and plaice |
| Taggings | Quantity: number of specimens = 73 Description: adult sole |
