RV Lough Foyle LF/15/98
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/15/98 |
| Cruise period | 1998-04-05 — 1998-04-08 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Nephrops and bycatch
1. To collect data on spatial patterns of Nephrops of and bycatch abundance. 2. To collect data to derive a length/weight relationship for Irish Sea Nephrops. 3. To collect ovigerous Nephrops for fecundity estimates. 4. To assess the prevalence of the parasite Hematodinium in Nephrops catches. 5. To collect data and samples of sprat and herring for a population/feeding study. 6. To record quantities of marine litter in trawl catches. |
| Chief scientist | Richard P Briggs (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.14 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.01 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: To collect data on Nephrops, abundancem size and the parasites that affect them. Stations 106, 200, 105, 104, 103 and 102 were all hauled. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 6 Description: Stations 208, 209, 109, 35, 2 and 1 were all hauled. |
| Crustaceans | Quantity: number of stations = 7 Description: Stations 207, 8, 107, 7, 10, 20 and 17 were all hauled. |
