RV Lough Foyle LF/03/95
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/03/95 |
| Cruise period | 1995-02-13 — 1995-02-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | NW Irish Sea scallop stocks
1. To survey the scallop, Pecten maximus grounds off the County Down coast and colllect the following scallop data: a) catch per unit effort b) age composition c) weight, height and length of individual scallops d) retain scallop shell samples for morphometric study e) abductor muscle weight f) gonad weight form selected samples 2. Identify and quantify macrofauna associated with scallops. 3. To retain selected scallop samples for future genetic studies at Menai Bridge Laboratory University College of North Wales. |
| 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 | NW Irish Sea, North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Molluscs | Quantity: number of hauls = 20 Description: Survey of the scallop population off the County Down coast. |
