RV Lough Foyle LF/02/93
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/02/93 |
| Cruise period | 1993-01-12 — 1993-01-14 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | NW Irish Sea Nephrops stocks
1. To trawl selected stations sampled during earlier cruises and perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of catches. 2. To retain stomachs of selected fish species of future analysis. 3. To collect type specimens of selected marine organisms to aid identification of food species encountered in fish stomach analysis. 4. To sample benthic sediment for granulometry. 5. To test the new Marel marine balance. 6. To collect size composition and eat yield data on trawl caught crabs. 7. To retain samples of Nephrops for a FACRD project on food irradiation. 8. To retain samples of selected marine organisms for use in a postgraduate research project being carried out at the University of Limerick. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.20 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.06 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of measurements = 4 Description: Tows 6, 7, 8 and 9 (30-60 minutes duration each) were in poor weather, large numbers of jellyfish were caught. |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Tows 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (30-60 minutes duration each) completed in poor to moderate weather conditions |
| Pelagic fish | Quantity: number of measurements = 4 Description: Tows 6, 7, 8 and 9 (30-60 minutes duration each) were in poor weather, large numbers of jellyfish were caught. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 5 Description: Tows 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (30-60 minutes duration each) completed in poor to moderate weather conditions |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of measurements = 4 Description: Tows 6, 7, 8 and 9 (30-60 minutes duration each) were in poor weather, large numbers of jellyfish were caught. |
