BioMar survey of the Saltee Islands and Wexford area, June 1994  

S of Molly Hoy, Great Saltee, Saltee Islands.


Dive number: 940701/04 Date: 1 July 1994

Site Description: The site was located at the south-west tip of an offshore island and subject to moderately strong tidal streams on the flood tide. At 18 m BCD there was a plain of pebbles, cobbles and scattered boulders with foliose and filamentous red algae.

Map site - Google maps: 52.108,-6.62733

Subsite: Lower infralittoral boulders on pebbles with abundant foliose and filamentous red algae. details

Subsite Description: An assortment of large and small boulders and occasional very large boulders on a plain of pebbles and small cobbles. The upper faces of the boulders had abundant foliose and filamentous red algae, especially Heterosiphonia plumosa, Delesseria sanguinea and Acrosorium uncinatum. The hydroid Sertularia argentea was abundant around the bases of the boulders.

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Pycnoclavella aurilucens, Distomus variolosus
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Gymnangium montagui
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Onchidoris bilamellata
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Halurus equisetifolius
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Halurus equisetifolius
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Necora puber
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Haliclona viscosa, Henricia oculata
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Nemertesia ramosa
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Dilsea carnosa

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