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RV Lough Foyle LF/36/99

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Lough Foyle (74LG)
Cruise identifierLF/36/99
Cruise period1999-09-05 — 1999-09-17
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To estimate the biomass and population structure of herring and sprat.
Chief scientistMike Armstrong (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland)
ProjectPelagic Fish Acoustic Survey
Cruise reportRV Lough Foyle LF/36/99 cruise report lf36_99.pdf (0.27 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificIrish Sea and North Channel
Track chartsRV Lough Foyle LF/36/99 cruise track — lf36_99track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Subsurface temperature and salinity measurementsQuantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: A survey took place between transect 66 and transect 94. Species caught were measured for length.
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: A survey took place between transect 66 and transect 94. Species caught were measured for length.
Geology and geophysics 
Multi-beam echosoundingQuantity: number of surveys = 1
Description: A survey took place between transect 66 and transect 94. Species caught were measured for length.