RV Platessa tagged plaice were released off the Cumberland coast, using the RV "Platessa" during 1949 and 1950. In August 1951 echo-sounder traces were obtained over a wide area off Whitby by the RV 'Platessa', using a Marconi sounder. They were found to occur at a depth corresponding to that of a sharp thermocline, and small whiting about 3 in. in length, large Medusae, herring and sandeel larvæ were caught with a pelagic trawl at the depth of the trace. This work was reported in a ‘letter’ to the journal Nature in 1952. In 1950 the RV "Platessa" was involved in comparative
Cooking on the Wild Side Fish Commission with the intention of showcasing the natural beauty of Arkansas and the many sporting and nature activities available in the wild, each segment concludes with Speer sharing a recipe or two, using her castiron cookery." "Arkansas Outdoors" production stopped in early 2011, although "Cooking on the Wild Side" continued. "Cooking on the Wild Side" became its own series in 2006 as "Cooking on the Wildside: A Farmer's Market Tour with Phyllis" in part "as an answer to the requests the station received for Phyllis Speer's recipes," according to AETN. It evolved into its modern format in 2012 and