RV Lough Foyle LF/31/93
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/31/93 |
| Cruise period | 1993-11-23 — 1993-11-24 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | To map temperature, salinity and nutrient distributions in the NW Irish Sea and also to assess an operational protocol for the multi spectral light meter. |
| Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.01 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Surface measurements underway (T,S) | Description: Entire cruise track surface mapped for temperature, salinity and fluorescence at one mile intervals |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
| Transparency (eg transmissometer) | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: Secchi disk. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Phosphate | Description: Entire cruise track surface mapped for nutrients. |
| Nitrate | Description: Entire cruise track surface mapped for nutrients. |
| Nitrite | Description: Entire cruise track surface mapped for nutrients. |
| Silicate | Description: Entire cruise track surface mapped for nutrients. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Particulate organic matter (inc POC, PON) | Quantity: number of stations = 6 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 20 Description: Vertical zooplankton hauls. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 3 |
