RV Lough Foyle LF/17/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/17/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-04-21 — 1996-04-25 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| 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 assess the incidence of the dinoflagellate parasite Hematodinium in Nephrops catches. 3. To collect non-biodegradable debris recovered from trawl catches as part of an ongoing collaborative study with DOE. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.23 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | NW Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 7 Description: Looking at Nephrops catches and the parasites that the Nephrops carry. Stations 1, 2, 35, 17, 30, 109 and 20.were all sampled in calm conditions. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: Stations 106, 104, 107, 105 and an additional haul in a shallower area were sampled. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of samples = 5 Description: Stations 8, 7, 101, 10, 103 were completed in good weather conditions. |
