S of Carnsore Point, Greenore Point to Carnsore Point.

Dive number: 940721/02 Date: 21 July 1994

Site Description: Located off the extreme south-eastern tip of Ireland in an area subject to strong tidal streams. The seabed at 23 m BCD was areas of broken bedrock outcropping in coarse clean sand. The bedrock was subject to sand scour and covered in a dense layer of Musculus spp. which in turn trapped a layer of sand. Urticina felina was common with hydroids and tunicates abundant.

Map site - Google maps: 52.16817,-6.36233

Subsite: Tide swept bedrock with Musculus discors. details

Subsite Description: Tideswept bedrock outcrops from coarse clean sand with a dense layer of superabundant Musculus forming a 100 % cover on the rock. Hydroids particularly Nemertesia antennina and tunicates Aplidium spp. were common. The sponges Cliona celata and Esperiopsis fucorum were frequent. Urticina felina was common near the sand/rock interface.

Tethya citrina, Urticina felina, Nemertesia antennina	Urticina felina	Nemertesia antennina	Raspailia ramosa, Urticina felina	Stelligera stuposa, Aglaophenia pluma	Urticina felina, Nemertesia antennina, Asterias rubens
Urticina felina, Alcyonidium diaphanum	Urticina felina, Nemertesia antennina	Urticina felina, Sagartia elegans, Nemertesia antennina	Sagartia elegans, Nemertesia antennina	Nemertesia antennina	Nemertesia antennina
Amphilectus fucorum, Urticina felina	Polymastiidae , Urticina felina, Alcyonidium diaphanum	Urticina felina	Cliona celata, Flustra foliacea