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Prince Madog 1/sept94
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | Prince Madog (74PD) |
Cruise identifier | 1/sept94 |
Cruise period | 1994-09-05 — 1994-09-08 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | Part 1 of the September cruise
1) To collect samples of fish from various NMP/EQS sites in the Irish Sea 2) To conduct a routine monitoring survey of the sediments and benthos of the Liverpool Bay sewage sludge disposal site 3) To collect sediment samples from a grid of stations within Liverpool Bay for evaluation of the McLaren sediment transport analysis technique 4) To collect samples of sediment, water and fish from sites within the River Mersey and its approach channel 5) To collect epibenthic samples from two sites in the Solway Firth using 2 M Beam Trawl 6) To collect sediment and benthos samples from a transect of sites across dredged material disposal site Z The ship anchored in Fleetwood overnight on the 05/09/1994 |
Chief scientist | David Stephen Limpenny (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
Cruise report | (0.89 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Irish Sea, Liverpool Bay, River Mersey and Solway Firth |
Measurements | |
Chemical oceanography | |
Oxygen | Description: In the Lune Deep a number of water samples were collected. No. of samples not noted. |
Trace elements | Description: In the Lune Deep a number of water samples were collected. No. of samples not noted. |
Contamination | |
Trace metals | Description: In the Lune Deep a number of water samples were collected. No. of samples not noted. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Sediment traps | Description: The McLaren grid of stations in Liverpool Bay was worked. A number of sediment samples were collected. No. of samples not noted. |
Benthic bacteria/micro-organisms | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: A 2m Beam Trawl sample took place during the cruise. |
Geology and geophysics | |
Grab | Description: A grab survey took place at Liverpool Bay. No. of grabs not noted. |