Prince Madog PM03/01 (CEFAS charter)
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Prince Madog (74PD) |
| Cruise identifier | PM03/01 (CEFAS charter) |
| Cruise period | 2001-03-19 — 2001-03-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Collection of plankton samples in Eastern Irish Sea to study plaice spawning and copepod standing stocks. |
| Chief scientist | Clive James Fox (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Project | MO432: Spatially Structured Population Modelling of Plaice |
| Coordinating body | CEFAS, Lowestoft |
| Cruise report |  (0.08 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Eastern Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| CTD stations | Quantity: number of stations = 47 Description: Towed undulating FSI on CTD |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: Surface seawater samples for CTD calibration |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 46 Description: Gulf VII high speed towed plankton sampler deployed in V profile from surface to within 2m of seabed. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected with 80 and 270 micrometre mesh nets. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 46 Description: Gulf VII high speed towed plankton sampler deployed in V profile from surface to within 2m of seabed. Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton collected with 80 and 270 micrometre mesh nets. |
