RV Lough Foyle LF/47/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/47/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-11-17 — 1996-11-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Larval herring survey
1. To survey the distribution and abundance of herring larval from the Manx and Mourne Irish Sea stocks, to produce a larval production estimate (index) and provide data on larval drift. 2. To investigate the abundance of euphausiids and other macro zooplankton in the Irish Sea. 3. To collect sea water for food chemistry. 4. To collect zooplankton samples for Calanus sp. estimates. |
| Chief scientist | Mark Dickey-Collas (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Northern Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 26 Description: To study the abundance of herring larval, zooplankton and collect seawater for food chemistry. Stations 59-33 were sampled. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Stations 24-43 were sampled in worsening weather |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 4 stations were sampled before worsening weather forced the cruise to dock. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 19 Description: Stations 24-43 were sampled in worsening weather |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 4 stations were sampled before worsening weather forced the cruise to dock. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 26 Description: To study the abundance of herring larval, zooplankton and collect seawater for food chemistry. Stations 59-33 were sampled. |
