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RV Lough Foyle LF/07/95 Part II

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Lough Foyle (74LG)
Cruise identifierLF/07/95 Part II
Cruise period1995-04-04 — 1995-04-05
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesTo service sediment traps and components of the instrument mooring located in the central Irish Sea.
To attach 2 water samplers, 2 current meters and a transmisometer to the existing instrument mooring.
Chief scientistBrian Stewart (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland)
Cruise reportRV Lough Foyle LF/07/95 Part II cruise report lf07_95part2.pdf (0.04 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificCentral Irish Sea.
Moorings, landers, buoys 
Physical oceanography 
Current meters53° 51' 7" N  5° 33' 51" W — Mooring redeployment. Current meters were attached above and below each sediment trap.
Biology and fisheries 
Sediment traps53° 51' 2" N  5° 33' 22" W — Guard buoy mooring recovered, serviced and redeployed.
Sediment traps53° 51' 0" N  5° 33' 59" W — Recovery 3 moored sediment traps from depths of 25, 50 and 75 metres for servicing
Sediment traps53° 51' 7" N  5° 33' 51" W — Mooring redeployment. Current meters were attached above and below each sediment trap.