RV Lough Foyle LF/31/2000 (Part 1)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/31/2000 (Part 1) |
| Cruise period | 2000-07-31 — 2000-08-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To map the near surface distribution of physical and biological variables in the vicinity of the Isle of Man-Dublin tidal mixing front.
2. To map sea-bed characteristics in the vicinity of the Isle of Man-Dublin tidal mixing front using Roxann. 3. To collect water samples for determination of chlorophyll and dissolved nutrients and ring net samples of zooplankton at the two DARD stations. 4. To service the DARD mooring. |
| Chief scientist | Richard Gowen (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.73 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea. |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: Surface mapping of temperature, salinity, dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll were taken along all 4 transects. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: Surface mapping of temperature, salinity, dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll were taken along all 4 transects. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A tow trial with SAHFOS U-tow was successfully undertaken. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: At the DRAD inshore station 3 zooplankton samples were taken using a 200µm mesh ring net, along with a water column sample. |
