The Bore, Saltee Islands.

Dive number: 940630/03 Date: 30 June 1994

Site Description: The site was located on an offshore rock charted depth 5.5 m, east of an offshore island on the south-east coast of Ireland. The site is subject to moderately strong tidal streams and oceanic water conditions. The topography of the seabed was complex, with large gullies with coarse shell gravel on the bases of the gullies. The site was very rich, with a wide variety of sponges, hydroids, bryozoans and tunicates.

Map site - Google maps: 52.111,-6.54833

Subsite: Upper circalittoral bedrock with diverse sponges. details

Subsite Description: Upper circalittoral bedrock with patches of coarse shelly gravel. The rock was rugged, with caves, gullies and overhangs. Vertical surfaces had abundant Chartella papyracea and horizontal surfaces had a wide variety of sponges and hydroids.

Crimora papillata, Chartella papyracea	Crella rosea	Tethya citrina, Cellaria fistulosa	Axinella dissimilis	Cataphellia brodricii	Ulosa digitata
Antho involvens	Microciona spinarcus	Polymastia	Schizomavella sarniensis	Stelligera stuposa	Pachymatisma johnstonia, Cliona celata, Metridium senile
Pachymatisma johnstonia, Tethya citrina, Axinella dissimilis	Tethya citrina, Axinella dissimilis	Tethya citrina, Metridium senile	Polymastia boletiformis, Polymastia penicillus, Cliona celata, Nemertesia ramosa	Alcyonium digitatum	Polymastia boletiformis, Stolonica socialis
Axinella dissimilis, Molva molva	Tethya citrina, Cliona celata, Flustra foliacea	Molva molva	Nemertesia antennina, Flustra foliacea	Cliona celata	Flustra foliacea
Polymastia boletiformis, Stolonica socialis