RV Tellina 18/68
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Tellina (74TE) |
| Cruise identifier | 18/68 |
| Cruise period | 1968-11-11 — 1968-11-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. 2m beam trawl survey for 0-group flatfish.
2. Otter trawl survey for large flatfish and tagging of adult sole. 3. 12" tin tow net survey for pelagic fish eggs and larvae. 4. Release of seabed and surface drifters. 5. Collection of 0-group sole alive for Dr Purdom. 6. Collection of adult sole vith parastic Entobdella sp for Dr. Kearn (UEA). |
| Chief scientist | John D Riley (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface drifters/drifting buoys | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: surface drifters |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 3 Description: seabed drifters |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Description: 2m beam trawl survey, flatfish including sole |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of specimens = 70 Description: live sole |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: adult sole with Entobdella caught |
