RV Lough Foyle LF/13/95
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/13/95 |
| Cruise period | 1995-03-14 — 1995-03-22 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Ichthyoplankton survey
1. To survey the distribution & abundance of fish eggs for the AIR egg abundance project (AIR3 2263) 2. To collect fish eggs for iso-electric focusing. 3. To investigate the abundance of fish and Nephrops larvae in the Irish Sea. 4. To collect fish larvae for lipid analysis, C & N content and otolith primary increment analysis. 5. To investigate the abundance of euphausiids & other macro zooplankton in the Irish Sea. 6. To collect samples for a Queens/DANI studentship. |
| Chief scientist | Mark Dickey-Collas (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.23 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 104 |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 104 |
| Eggs and larvae | Description: Fish and Nephrops larvae survey. |
