RV Lough Foyle LF/01/88
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/01/88 |
| Cruise period | 1988-10-31 — 1988-11-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Trials |
| Objectives | The purpose of the Lough Foyle's maiden cruise was to identify the most suitable trawl net for juvenile gadoid research studies. In addition advanced sea trials were carried out on the vessel's fishing equipment and wet laboratory facilities. |
| Chief scientist | William J McCurdy (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.34 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea, North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.11 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Gear research | Description: Comparing the performance of a Rockhopper trawl and a Sea Star trawl to determine which is most suitable for juvenile gadoid research studies. |
