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RV Lough Foyle LF/07/95 Part II
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
Cruise identifier | LF/07/95 Part II |
Cruise period | 1995-04-04 — 1995-04-05 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | To service sediment traps and components of the instrument mooring located in the central Irish Sea.
To attach 2 water samplers, 2 current meters and a transmisometer to the existing instrument mooring. |
Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
Cruise report | (0.04 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Central Irish Sea. |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
Current meters | 53° 51' 7" N 5° 33' 51" W — Mooring redeployment. Current meters were attached above and below each sediment trap. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Sediment traps | 53° 51' 0" N 5° 33' 59" W — Recovery 3 moored sediment traps from depths of 25, 50 and 75 metres for servicing |
Sediment traps | 53° 51' 2" N 5° 33' 22" W — Guard buoy mooring recovered, serviced and redeployed. |
Sediment traps | 53° 51' 7" N 5° 33' 51" W — Mooring redeployment. Current meters were attached above and below each sediment trap. |