RV Lough Foyle LF/11/90
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/11/90 |
| Cruise period | 1990-08-08 — 1990-08-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Square panel prawn net trial
1. To film the fishing performance of a Nephrops trawl net fitted with a panel of square mesh and to compare this performance to that of a conventional net. 2. To carry out a quantitative assessment of catch rates of a Nephrops trawl net with a square mesh panel compared to a conventional net using the alternative haul technique. 3. To collect water samples from selected stations for chemical analysis. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea. |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of hauls = 22 Description: Assessment of catch rates. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: activity duration in hours = 10 Description: Filming of the fishing performance |
