Recording Marine Life
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Records of Ulva lactuca
| Number seen/Abundance | Date | Location | Comments | Recorded by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2003-07-11 | Constantine Bay - rocky shore with sandy inlets & gullies |
Present. | |
| P | 2003-08-09 | Ravens Point Anglesey |
Many plants over large flat area of bottom in about 2-3mtrs at low water. | Ken Byrne |
| P | Some sea lettuce found in rock pools, along with a variety of other seaweed species | |||
| fairly common | 2004-05-08 | Jennycliff Bay, near Plymouth. Rocky shore, alongside sandy/gravelly beach. |
on rocks low down shore | Seashore Safari |
| Abundant | 2004-06-05 | Wembury Beach, South Hams, Devon. Rocky shore with some sandy patches |
covering rocks, especially bundant near beach/ river inflow. | Seashore Safari |
| P | 2004-06-18 | Croyde Beach Croyde Beach, west facing rocky platforms north of sandy bay. Midshore area, rock rocks with frequent pools, shallow and deep. Sunny & cloudy, strong breeze site 2 |
In rockpools 31% of 5m x 5m area | David Butt (Brauton School) |
| P | 2004-06-18 | Croyde Beach Croyde Beach, North Devon. West facing rocky platform north of sandy bay. Low shore area, steep & rugged rock with deep pools & gullies. Site 3. |
In pools 13% of 5m x 5m area | David Butt (Brauton School) |
| P | 2004-06-18 | Croyde Beach Croyde Beach, west facing rocky platforms north of sandy bay. Midshore area, rock rocks with frequent pools, shallow and deep. Sunny & cloudy, strong breeze site 2 |
In rockpools 2% coverage (5m x 5m area) | David Butt (Brauton School) |
| R | 2004-08-10 | Constantine Beach Rocky shore beside Constantine Beach observed in mid shore zone. |
Mid/upper | Peter Jones |
| P | 2005-03-02 | Lynmouth foreshore Lynmouth foreshore west |
Many seen in a rock pool | Harwell School |
| P | 2005-03-10 | Sillery Sands foreshore between Point Perilous and the bottom of the decent path 9-10/3/05. |
A few seen in between rocks | Horspath Primary |
| O | 2005-03-26 | Black Rocks, near Southerndown, South Wales |
Occasionally seen in rockpools | Judith Oakley |
| P | 2005-04-09 | Langerstone Point |
A few seen on the low tide mark | Katherine Hill |
| P | 2005-03-12 | Firestone Bay Firestone Bay, Plymouth Sound |
Seen on rocks on lower shore | Seashore Safari |
| P | 2005-06-25 | Portwrinkle, Whitsand Bay |
Seen in rockpools | Judith Oakley |
| P | 2005-05-24 | Mothecombe Beach Mothecombe Beach near Erme Estuary, South Devon |
Seen by group 10,years 4-6, Alice, Keira, Rachel, Olivia and Holly Gask | Holbeton School |
| C | 2005-07-12 | West Angle Bay West Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire |
common rockpools | Judith Oakley |
| lots | 2005-10-11 | Lynmouth east |
on beach and in pools | mill lane |
| abundant | 2005-10-26 | marina pontoons, Falmouth marina, Falmouth,Cornwall |
Over most pontoons | Judith Oakley |
| abundant | 2005-09-26 | Fowey estuary Fowey estuary, marina, Cornwall |
On pontoons | Judith Oakley |
| a little | 2005-11-08 | Lynmouth beach, East of rivermouth |
On rocks | Caroline Farrell |
| Present | 2005-12-01 | Lynmouth foreshore Lynmouth fore shore. |
New Marstom | |
| Present | 2006-03-01 | Intertidal below Hen Cliff, Kimmeridge |
Steve Trewhella | |
| 0000-00-00 | Lee Bay Lee Bay, North Devon |
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| very common | 2006-09-24 | baiter beach poole harbour |
Whole beach covered | Steve Trewhella |
| abundant | 2005-08-19 | sugary cove dartmouth castle, low springs, full moon |
M-lowershore | Sonia Rowley |
| common | 2005-08-16 | Kingswear mouth of river dart estuary east side off coastal path |
in rock pools and on sand lower shore | Sonia Rowley |
| common | 2005-08-14 | rocky coast on coastal walk between compass and castle cove dartmouth (westside) increased sun exposure till sundown no fresh H2O inlets. |
rockpools | Sonia Rowley |
| 2007-07-14 | Jennycliff |
Jayne Evans | ||
| few | DD/MM/YYYY | e.g. South coast of Lindisfarne, near the harbour. |
John Nicholson | |
| Rare | 2008-01-12 | Mount Batten, Plymouth |
Seashore Safari | |
| Present | 2008-06-06 | Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth |
Seashore Safari | |
| 1 | 2009-04-24 | Aberavon Beach Near the break water at Aberavon Beach |
In a rockpool | Adrian Cooke |
| 1 | 2009-04-24 | Aberavon Beach Near the break water at Aberavon Beach |
In rockpool | Adrian Cooke |
| Not a lot | 2009-04-24 | Aberavon beach Near the break water at Aberavon beach |
In rockpool | Adrian Cooke |
| 2 | 2009-04-24 | Aberavon beach Near the break water at Aberavon beach |
On a rock | Adrian Cooke |
| 1 per meter | 2009-06-01 | Cleveleys north Beach between the vue and rossall school. mid tide |
Between mid and low tide | Kathryn Turner |
| Abundant | 2009-07-04 | Brixham Marina All species found on the pontoon floats in Brixham Marina |
Occured only in patches | Holly Latham |
| NA | 2009-08-24 | Silloth Shell beach with mussels. |
NA | North West Wildlife Trusts Irish sea |
| Abundant | 2009-09-26 | Perranporth Middle Shore - Sheltered Sandy rockpools with an abundance of Ulva lactuca Rockpools were freshly revealed by the tide (less than 2 hours) |
Growing on boulders submerged in pool | James Park |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Widespread | Nigel Sawyer |
| 1 | 2009-10-27 | St Anne's Pier Area North of the pier. |
North West Wildlife Trusts Irish sea | |
| NA | 2009-08-13 | Blackpool Central - South Shore Sandy beach |
North West Wildlife Trusts Irish sea | |
| 1 | 2010-01-22 | Morecambe Morecambe, Polo Tower, Lancashire |
Dead | North West Wildlife Trusts Irish sea |
| n/a | 2010-02-12 | Thurstaston Beach Thurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside. Recorded by Wirral Wildlife & Kathryn Turner |
Live specimens | North West Wildlife Trusts Irish sea |
| Common | 2010-04-17 | North Landing, Flamborough Mainly chalk bedrock with cobbles and boulders- about 1/3 of the side is exposed rock. Live cover is mainly algae with limpits being far less abundant. |
Anthony Hurd | |
| Occasional | 2010-05-15 | Holbeck, Scarborough Rocky shore with large tidal pools, kelp forest and bare sediment |
Anthony Hurd | |
| 20 | 2010-10-08 | Little strand, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Sandy beach close to a harbour. some rock pools and rocky areas. |
mostly in rock pools | Michelle Furlong |
| 05/02/2011 | Gyllyngvase Beach Rocky shore to the left and right hand sides of the beach. |
Kristie Wilkinson | ||
| fairly abundant | 08/04/2011 | Redgate Beach, Babbacombe, Torquay, UK Rocky shore, South East facing beach |
Abby McMillan | |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Newton Cove | Nigel Sawyer |
| Lots | 02/06/2011 | Batten Bay Rocky shore at Mount Batten |
Marlin Beach Rangers | |
| Lots | 01/06/2011 | Devil's Point Rocky shore at Devil's Point |
Marlin Beach Rangers | |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many patches near water running from the land side | Nigel Sawyer |
| 07/04/2012 | Gorey Flat sandy area |
2 | Kevin McIlwee |
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