RV Lough Foyle LF/45/97
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/45/97 |
| Cruise period | 1997-11-02 — 1997-11-06 |
| 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. |
| Chief scientist | Mark Dickey-Collas (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.09 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Northern Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 25 Description: To investigate the distribution and abundance of herring larval and macro zooplankton. 25 stations were sampled. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: 11 stations were sampled in poor weather. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: 2 more samples were taken before they docked in Belfast. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 11 Description: 11 stations were sampled in poor weather. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 2 Description: 2 more samples were taken before they docked in Belfast. |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of stations = 25 Description: To investigate the distribution and abundance of herring larval and macro zooplankton. 25 stations were sampled. |
