RV Lough Foyle LF/43/97
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/43/97 |
| Cruise period | 1997-10-20 — 1997-10-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Douglas Bank herring
1. To determine the distribution, biomass and population structure of herring on the Douglas Bank spawning ground. 2. To investigate the distribution, production, growth and mortality of herring larvae on the Douglas Bank spawning ground. |
| Chief scientist | Mark Dickey-Collas (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Douglas Bank, Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 12 Description: 12 plankton stations samples were taken. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: The remaining plankton stations were sampled. No. of stations not specified. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: An acoustic survey took place surveying the largest patch of adult herring. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: Two trawls were made during the first phase of the acoustic survey. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 1 Description: To determine the distribution, biomass and population of herring and herring larvae. A survey of the northern transect. |
