RV Lough Foyle LF/19/2000
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/19/2000 |
| Cruise period | 2000-05-08 — 2000-05-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To record a vertical profile of temperature and salinity at the mooring station and DARD inshore station.
2. To collect water samples for determination of chlorophyll and dissolved nutrients and ring net samples of zooplankton at the two DARD stations. 3. To map the near surface distribution of nitrate and silicate using an autonomous nutrient analyser (ANA). |
| Chief scientist | Richard Gowen (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.06 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A vertical profile of temperature and salinity was recorded and water samples collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients and phytoplankton chlorophyll. |
| Other physical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A water column sampling took place at the DARD inshore mooring. |
| Chemical oceanography | |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A vertical profile of temperature and salinity was recorded and water samples collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients and phytoplankton chlorophyll. |
| Other chemical oceanographic measurements | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A water column sampling took place at the DARD inshore mooring. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A vertical profile of temperature and salinity was recorded and water samples collected for the determination of dissolved nutrients and phytoplankton chlorophyll. |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of observations = 1 Description: A water column sampling took place at the DARD inshore mooring. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: 3 zooplankton samples were collected with a 200µm mesh ring net. |
