Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
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| Ship name (ship code) | Fruitful Bough (74I1) |
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| Cruise identifier | 1709H |
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| Cruise period | 2009-07-15 — 2009-07-28 |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Port of departure | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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| Port of return | Fraserburgh, United Kingdom |
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| Purpose | Fisheries |
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| Objectives | 1 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. |
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| Chief scientist | James Drewery (Marine Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
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| Project | MF06Q |
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| Cruise programme | (0.02 MB) |
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| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
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| Specific | Fraserburgh harbour, Fladen/North Fladen grounds |