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RV Lough Foyle LF/43/99
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
Cruise identifier | LF/43/99 |
Cruise period | 1999-10-24 — 1999-10-26 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Research |
Objectives | 1. To assess zooplankton populations at stations 38A and 47A.
2. To assess temperature, salinity and nutrient distribution over depth at stations 38A and 47A. 3. To service moorings and instrumentation where appropriate at stations 38A and 47A. |
Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
Cruise report | ![]() |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
Specific | Western Irish Sea. |
Measurements | |
Physical oceanography | |
CTD stations | Quantity: number of experiments = 1 Description: A CTD profile, water samples and zooplankton net hauls were taken. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Zooplankton | Quantity: number of experiments = 1 Description: A CTD profile, water samples and zooplankton net hauls were taken. |
Moorings, landers, buoys | |
Physical oceanography | |
Water bottle stations | 53° 46' 59" N 5° 38' 6" W — The guard buoy and anchor were recovered, serviced and redeployed. |
Biology and fisheries | |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | 53° 46' 45" N 5° 38' 4" W — Mooring guard buoy was recovered, inspected, repaired and redeployed. |
Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | 53° 46' 45" N 5° 38' 4" W — The instrumentation mooring was recovered, serviced, reprogrammed and then redeployed. |