RV Corella Fisheries Laboratory cooperated with the Admiralty Research Laboratory to identify fish detected by long-range sonar equipment installed at the Admiralty Experimental Station, Perranporth. The RV "Corella" was directed from the shore to an area some 65 km distant, that was returning a strong and extended echo. The "Corella" was able to correlate this target with shoals detected on a conventional echo sounder, and substantial catches of sprats were taken in the area using a midwater trawl. The RV "Corella" was used throughout the 1970s for pioneering studies on fish migration. Individual plaice ("Pleuronectes platessa") fitted with 300 kHz acoustic transponding
Plate fish Plate fish The plate fish ("Bothus lunatus") is a flounder in the genus "Bothus", found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic including the Caribbean. Its typical habitat is sandy plains near coral reefs and it is able to change its colouring to make it well-camouflaged in this environment. It is sometimes known as the peacock flounder, a name also given to the closely related "Bothus mancus" from the Indo-Pacific. "Bothus lunatus" has a laterally flattened body and orientates itself so that its right side is underneath and its left side is uppermost. Both eyes are on this upper surface