RV Lough Foyle LF/22/89
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/22/89 |
| Cruise period | 1989-11-14 — 1989-11-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | NW Irish Sea scallop stocks
1. To dredge scallop grounds sampled in previous cruises around county Down coast from Carnlough to Ardglass and measure the following population parameters: a) catch per unit effort b) age composition c) weight, height and length of individual scallops d) allocate gonad maturity indices to scallops 2. Collect smples of scallop abductor muscle tissue for metal analysis. 3. Identify and quantify macrofauna associated with Pecten maximus. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | NW Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Description: scallop dredges to determine various population parameters. |
| Crustaceans |
