RV Lough Foyle LF/11/95 Part B
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/11/95 Part B |
| Cruise period | 1995-06-17 — 1995-06-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To survey the distribution and abundance of pelagic juvenile gadoids in the Western Irish Sea.
2. To investigate the abundance of fish and Nephrops larvae n the Irish Sea. 3. To collect juvenile fish for growth and stomach content analysis. 4. To screen Nephrops larvae for Hematodinium. 5. To investigate the abundance of euphausiids and other macro zooplankton in the Irish Sea. 6. To collect samples for the University of Liverpool |
| Chief scientist | Mark Dickey-Collas (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.01 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Hauls 48 to 51 were made in collecting plankton samples. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 21 Description: 14 Gulf samples were made along with hauls 20 to 27. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 20 Description: Using the Gulf III, 17 more stations were sampled and 3 more hauls made with the MIK net. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: 5 MIK hauls were carried out, along with the Gulf III testing. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 20 Description: Using the Gulf III, 17 more stations were sampled and 3 more hauls made with the MIK net. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Hauls 48 to 51 were made in collecting plankton samples. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: 5 MIK hauls were carried out, along with the Gulf III testing. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of samples = 21 Description: 14 Gulf samples were made along with hauls 20 to 27. |
