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Fruitful Bough 1709H

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)Fruitful Bough (74I1)
Cruise identifier1709H
Cruise period2009-07-15 — 2009-07-28
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFraserburgh, United Kingdom
Port of returnFraserburgh, United Kingdom
PurposeFisheries
Objectives1 To perform Selectivity trials on a 'Swedish Grid' rigged in the extension at 15 m from the codline, used in conjunction with an 80 mm diamond mesh codend.
2. To perform selectivity trials on a 120 mm Square Mesh Panel (SMP) rigged in the extension at 12-15 m from the codline, used in conjunction with an 80 mm diamond mesh codend.
3. To perform selectivity trials on a 120 mm SMP rigged in the extension at 6-9 m from the codline, used in conjunction with an 80 mm diamond mesh codend.
Chief scientistJames Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory)
ProjectMF06Q
Cruise programmeFruitful Bough 1709H cruise programme 1709h.pdf  (0.02 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificFraserburgh harbour, Fladen/North Fladen grounds