1996 - 1996 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Irish Sea and Bristol Channel Plankton Survey - RV Cirolana 04b/96

This survey was carried out in the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel between 12th and 26th April 1996. As part of the aims of this survey, a grid of stations in the western Irish Sea was sampled for plankton. A further set of plankton stations was sampled in an area south of Milford Haven and across the Bristol Channel to provide an indication of fish egg and larval distributions following the Sea Empress oil spill and enable comparison with previous years. The data described here consists of the numbers of ichthyo- and zooplankton analysed and *Nephrops* larvae, along with associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.