RV Prince Madog PD01/02
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Prince Madog (74P2) |
| Cruise identifier | PD01/02 |
| Cruise period | 2002-01-21 — 2002-01-21 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Menai Bridge, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | First in a series of 5 cruises to:
1. Carry out a plankton survey of the eastern Irish Sea to determine plaice egg spawning. 2. Collect zooplankton samples for copepod production and fish larval feeding studies. (This cruise was abandoned after 1 day due to rough weather with no samples collected) |
| Chief scientist | Clive James Fox (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.07 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Eastern Irish Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Zooplankton | Description: In the eastern Irish Sea sampling gear was deployed, but due to poor weather the sampling was terminated without a catch. |
