RV Lough Foyle LF/49/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/49/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-12-08 — 1996-12-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Pelagic fish acoustic survey
To estimate the distribution, biomass and age-composition of herring inside the eastern Irish Sea closed box for herring fishing (within 12 miles of the south coast of Scotland, west coast of England and north coast of Wales). |
| Chief scientist | Mike Armstrong (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Eastern Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Looking at the age, biomass and distribution of herring. Tow 1. Time 20.00. Mean depth 48m. Catch 112kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 2. Time 08.29. Mean depth 21m. Catch 195kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 4. Time 14.27. Mean depth 22m. Catch 1000kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 5. Time 18.45. Mean depth 24m. Catch 94kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 6. Time 07.18. Mean depth 37m. Catch 91kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 3. Time 11.33. Mean depth 29m. Catch 47kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 8. Time 13.05. Mean depth 51m. Catch 120kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 9. Time 16.13. Mean depth 25m. Catch 900kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 10. Time 08.11. Mean depth 22. Catch 51kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 11. Time 10.50. Mean depth 22m. Catch 18m. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 7. Time 10.24. Mean depth 30m. Catch 6kg. |
