RV Lough Foyle LF/15/2001
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/15/2001 |
| Cruise period | 2001-04-11 — 2001-04-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To service the DARD offshore mooring.
2. To map the surface distribution of temperature and salinity in the western Irish Sea. 3. To investigate water column structure and the vertical distribution of dissolved inorganic nutrients and microplankton biomass at the DARD fixed sampling stations in the Irish Sea. 4. To collect samples of suspended particulate material for estimation of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen, bulk biochemical constituents (protein, carbohydrate and lipid) and microplankton species composition and abundance. 5.To collect zooplankton samples from the DARD fixed sampling stations. |
| Chief scientist | Richard Gowen (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Western Irish Sea. |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | Quantity: number of recoveries = 1 Description: The DARD mooring was serviced and redeployed. |
| Subsurface temperature and salinity measurements | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: Off the DARD offshore mooring a vertical profile of temperature, salinity and water samples were taken to determine the concentration of dissolved nutrients, estimation of phytoplankton chlorpohyll and characterisation of the seston. No. of samples not specified. |
| Subsurface temperature measurements | Quantity: number of recoveries = 1 Description: The DARD mooring was serviced and redeployed. |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence) | Quantity: number of profiles = 1 Description: Off the DARD offshore mooring a vertical profile of temperature, salinity and water samples were taken to determine the concentration of dissolved nutrients, estimation of phytoplankton chlorpohyll and characterisation of the seston. No. of samples not specified. |
| Zooplankton | Quantity: number of samples = 3 Description: 3 zooplankton net hauls were taken using a 200µm ring net. |