Recording Marine Life


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Faye Wood's records

Number seen/Abundance Date Location Comments Species
1 2006-01-17
Coxside/Barbican in Plymouth		 In channel approaching harbour bridge, between Mountbatten ferry pickup and Warship/Dockyard Cruise pickup. Approx halfway into channel of water. Unable to determine size but probably an adult. Halichoerus grypus
1 2006-01-26
Coxside/Barbican - in water adjacent to Madeira Road.		 Only saw the back of the animal briefly so no estimate of size. Halichoerus grypus
Abundant 2006-02-05
James Eagan Layne wreck.		 Covering outside of wreck Alcyonium digitatum
Abundant 2006-02-05
James Eagan Layne wreck.		 Covering wreck Asterias rubens
Abundant 2006-02-05
James Eagan Layne wreck.		 Covering wreck Marthasterias glacialis
1 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 On rock on reef Asterias rubens
Common 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 Very large! All in crevices in reef Necora puber
1 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 Gigantic!! Approx 14cm carapace width Cancer pagurus
3 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 On sea bed and in reef Carcinus maenas
Very abundant 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 On reefs, in crevices and on rocks Galathea squamifera
1 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 On reef, resting against rocks. Taurulus bubalis
2 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 Both in crevices, one medium size, one big! Homarus gammarus
Abundant 2006-02-11
Babbacombe bay - few metres off shore		 Attached to rocks on reef Bispira volutacornis
2 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Both lower shore approx 8cm in length. Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
2 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Low shore, side by side on underneath of rock. One approx 2cm in length, one approx 1.5cm Jorunna tomentosa
2 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Both approx 10cm in length. One with eggs. Both low shore, one in pool, one in gulley. Nerophis lumbriciformis
1 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Approx 6cm in length, low shore gulley under rock with pipefish. Lepadogaster lepadogaster
12 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 At least 4 with eggs. Carcinus maenas
1 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Approx 4cm diameter, under rock in low shore gulley. Ophiothrix fragilis
Common 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Asterina gibbosa
Occassional 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 Botryllus schlosseri
4 2006-03-19 Blackstone Reef
Blackstone reef, Wembury		 All low shore gulley under rocks. Porcellana platycheles