RV Prince Madog PD21/08
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD21/08 |
| Cruise period | 2008-07-03 — 2008-07-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. Obtain live and dead Arctica islandica (L.) with the Arctica dredge from the vicinity of the Sellafield outflow pipe (Station U) 2. Collect 300 live A. islandica (L.) with the Arctica dredge covering a range of sizes/ages from the mouth of Belfast Lough (Station C) for later use in an ageing research project 3. Quantitatively sample the A. islandica populations at location C using a day grab 4. Collect Arctica shells at Station D-11 off the NW coast of the Isle of Man using the Arctica dredge. 12 stations were identified for the collection of A. islandica. These included 2 sites off Sellafield, 7 sites comprising a depth transect from the mouth to the inner Belfast Lough, and 4 sites between the Mull of Galloway and the NW Isle of Man. The numbers of live (undamaged and damaged) and dead A. islandica obtained from each tow and each station are provided in the report. |
| Chief scientist | Iain Ridgeway (Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences) |
| Coordinating body | School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University |
| Cruise report |  (0.46 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Northern Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.22 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: CTD Belfast Lough, Station C |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: To collect Arctica islandica and their shells with dredge and grab samplers. CTD profiles also taken at some stations. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: To collect Arctica islandica and their shells with dredge and grab samplers. CTD profiles also taken at some stations. |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: To collect Arctica islandica and their shells with dredge and grab samplers. CTD profiles also taken at some stations. |
