RV Lough Foyle LF/43/98
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/43/98 |
| Cruise period | 1998-10-18 — 1998-10-23 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Douglas Bank herring survey
1. To estimate the biomass and population structure of spawning herring on the Douglas Bank, Isle of Man east coast. 2. To carry out a survey of herring larvae off the east coast of the Isle of Man |
| Chief scientist | Mike Armstrong (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.12 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Douglas Bank, Irish Sea |
| Track charts | (0.02 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Eggs and larvae | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: Biomass and population of spawning herring and a survey of the larvae. An acoustic survey was carried out in 2 grids. One a loose zig-zag grid, the other a grid of parallel transects of 0.5mile spacings. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of surveys = 2 Description: Biomass and population of spawning herring and a survey of the larvae. An acoustic survey was carried out in 2 grids. One a loose zig-zag grid, the other a grid of parallel transects of 0.5mile spacings. |