RV Lough Foyle LF/04/92
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/04/92 |
| Cruise period | 1992-02-24 — 1992-02-28 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To take Day-grab samples from positions marked for faunal analysis.
2. To sample sediments from each station for particle size analysis to ascertain animal/substrate relationships. 3. To take sediment samples for pesticide residue and heavy metal analysis. |
| Chief scientist | Robin Hensley (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | The Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Contamination | |
| Bottom deposits | Quantity: number of stations = 60 Description: Depth and descriptions of the sediment taken from the grabs were taken at all locations. The volume of each sample taken was also measured. |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 60 Description: 3 samples were taken from each station, two to be used in faunal analysis and the third was subsampled for particulate size assessment and chemical analysis |
