Fertile II 1002H Part 1
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Fertile II |
| Cruise identifier | 1002H Part 1 |
| Cruise period | 2002-08-05 — 2002-08-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Macduff, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Peterhead, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To carry out underwater RCTV observations on experimental cod-ends, flexi grid and escape panels in Scottish waters.
2. To determine the effect of cod-end circumference on the selectivity of a 120 mm diamond mesh cod-end in Norwegian waters. |
| Chief scientist | Robert J Kynoch (Fisheries Research Services Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.11 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Norwegian Sea |
| Specific | Moray Firth; Norwegian territorial waters |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of hauls = 25 Description: Comparing the selectivity of different cod-ends. |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Description: RCTV used to assess gear performance |
