Recording Marine Life

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Wendy Henwood's records

Number seen/Abundance	Date	Location	Comments	Species
1	2004-09-25	Porthtowan Porthtowan beach	decayed on strandline, approx 15 cm diameter	Chrysaora hysoscella
P	2004-09-25	Porthtowan Porthtowan beach	Thousands on strandline: some fresh (ie still with blue animal attached to sail), others dacayed (ie only sail remaining) all about 8cm long - these had been around for about 3 or 4 days and had been smelling very badly - by today, no smell	Velella velella
P	2004-09-25	Porthtowan Porthtowan beach	Hundreds totally covering a regular structure (?mast) approx 3 metres in length - on strandline - still alive at this point with long attachment up to approx 30 cm, shell, and feelers attempting to feed - by 1st October, all dead	Lepas anatifera

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