RV Lough Foyle LF/47/2000
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/47/2000 |
| Cruise period | 2000-11-19 — 2000-11-20 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To maintain a nutrient monitoring programme at station 38A.
2. To assess temperature, salinity and nutrient dsitributions over depth at stations 38A and 47. |
| Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.13 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Sediment traps | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Sampled were taken using the rosette water sampler, the sediment corer and 3 zooplankton net hauls. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 1 Description: Close to the Drogheda fore shore water samples and zooplankton net hauls were taken. No. of samples not specified. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 4 Description: Sampled were taken using the rosette water sampler, the sediment corer and 3 zooplankton net hauls. |
| Moorings, landers, buoys | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | 53° 46' 56" N 5° 38' 0" W — A mooring was recovered and serviced. The thermistor chain was removed and the temperature data downloaded. The water sampler was removed and replaced, then the mooring was redeployed. |