RV Lough Foyle LF/16/2001
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/16/2001 |
| Cruise period | 2001-04-19 — 2001-04-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To map the surface distribution of temperature and salinity in the westrn Irish Sea.
2. To investigate water column structure and the vertical distribution of dissolved inorganic nutrients and microplankton biomass at the DARD fixed sampling stations in the Irish Sea. 3.To collect samples of suspended particulate material for estimation of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen, bulk biochemical constituents (protein, carbohydrate and lipid) and microplankton species composition and abundance. 4.To collect zooplankton samples from the DARD fixed sampling stations. |
| Chief scientist | Richard Gowen (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.05 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of observations = 5 Description: A transect of 5 CTD stations across the Irish Sea was worked. |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: At the DARD fixed station a CTD profile was recorded and water samples were collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll. No. of samples not specified. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: At the DARD offshore mooring the vertical profile for temperature and salinity was recorded. Water samples were collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients, estimation of phytoplankton chlorophyll and characterisation of the seston. No. of samples not specified. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: At the DARD fixed station a CTD profile was recorded and water samples were collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients and chlorophyll. No. of samples not specified. |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: At the DARD offshore mooring the vertical profile for temperature and salinity was recorded. Water samples were collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients, estimation of phytoplankton chlorophyll and characterisation of the seston. No. of samples not specified. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: 3 zooplankton net hauls were collected using a 200µm ring net. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of hauls = 3 Description: 3 zooplankton net hauls were taken at the fixed CTD station. |
