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RV Lough Foyle LF/16/2000

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Lough Foyle (74LG)
Cruise identifierLF/16/2000
Cruise period2000-04-16 — 2000-04-17
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To record a vertical profile of temperature and salinity at the mooring station and DARD inshore station.
2. To collect water samples for determination of chlorophyll and dissolved nutrients and ring net samples of zooplankton samples at the two DARD stations.
Chief scientistRichard Gowen (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland)
Cruise reportRV Lough Foyle LF/16/2000 cruise report lf16_00.pdf (0.03 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificWestern Irish Sea
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
ZooplanktonQuantity: number of samples = 3
Description: Collected by vertical haul with a 200 micrometer ring net