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 Cooking on the Wild Side Cooking on the Wild Side is a cooking show hosted by Phyllis Speer and John Philpot on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) and produced by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The show was originally part of "Arkansas Outdoors," and featured many cooking segments from that series alongside new content. Phyllis Speer and John Philpot have co-hosted together for over 18 years, first on "Arkansas Outdoors" and then on "Cooking on the Wild Side." Speer is known for her work in education, and a member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Hall of