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RV Lough Foyle LF/23/95

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Lough Foyle (74LG)
Cruise identifierLF/23/95
Cruise period1995-10-23 — 1995-10-25
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBelfast, United Kingdom
Port of returnBelfast, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
ObjectivesDouglas Bank herring survey
To assess the distribution, biomass and age-composition of herring on the Douglas Bank spawning grounds at the end of the spawning season.
Chief scientistMike Armstrong (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland)
Cruise reportRV Lough Foyle LF/23/95 cruise report lf23_95.pdf (0.13 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralIrish Sea and St. George's Channel
SpecificDouglas Bank, Irish Sea
Track chartsRV Lough Foyle LF/23/95 cruise track — lf23_95track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Biology and fisheries 
Demersal fishQuantity: number of samples = 10
Description: 10 transects were surveyed looking at herring stocks.
Demersal fishQuantity: number of measurements = 1
Description: Herring targets were trawled off Douglas.
Demersal fishQuantity: number of samples = 10
Description: 10 transects were surveyed looking at herring stocks.