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RV Prince Madog PD18/08
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
Cruise identifier | PD18/08 |
Cruise period | 2008-06-13 — 2008-06-21 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | The objective of the cruise was to collect a range of invertebrate organisms, particularly polychaete worms and bivalve molluscs (Arctica islandica and Glossus humanus), from a range of suitable areas. The organisms will be collected for study using a range of equipment including grabs, an anchor dredge and a bespoke Arctica dredge and 2m beam trawl. Areas to be dredged will be surveyed initially using side scan sonar to identify possible sea bottom obstructions. |
Chief scientist | Chris A Richardson (Bangor University School of Ocean Sciences) |
Cruise report | (0.25 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Loch Fyne, Central Irish Sea, Lamont Shelf, Inchmarnock Water, Kilbranan Sound, Clyde Sea, Campbeltown Loch |
Track charts | (0.22 MB) |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of samples = 10 Description: Water samples for water analysis |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of profiles = 2 Description: CTD (1 in Loch Fyne, 1 in Irish Sea) |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 75 Description: Van veem grabs for Benthos sampling |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 11 Description: Tjarner Dredges for Benthos sampling |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: 1 Tjarner Dredge at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, gear testing |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: Agassi Dredges, for Benthos sampling |
Zoobenthos | Quantity: number of deployments = 7 Description: Epibenthic sledges, for benthos sampling |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: 1 Beam Trawl at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, gear testing |
Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: Beam Trawls for demersal fish |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of samples = 18 Description: Arctica Dredges, for shell collection for chronology |
Molluscs | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: 3 Van Veem Grabs at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, gear testing |
Geology and geophysics | |
Long/short range side scan sonar | Quantity: number of profiles = 10 Description: Sidescan sonars, for possible gear obstructions |