| BioMar survey of Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay, County Donegal, July 1993 |
Dive number: 930714/02 Date: 14 July 1993
Site Description: Offshore rock pinnacles reaching to 2 m (charted). Fully exposed to north-west and Atlantic swell. Large kelp plants to 25 m depth. Rock dominated by Corynactis viridis. Rock platform at 35 m with Flustra foliacea and Securiflustra securifrons.
Map site - Google maps: 55.29917,-7.80133
Subsite: Exposed bedrock with Flustra foliacea, Securiflustra securifrons and Corynactis viridis. details
Subsite Description: Lower circalittoral bedrock platform and slope from 28 m BCD extending downwards below 35 m BCD. Rock with gullies, horizontal surfaces dominated by Flustra foliacea and Securiflustra securifrons, steep surfaces dominated by Corynactis viridis. Large patches of Phorbas fictitius present.
Subsite: Upper infralittoral exposed bedrock. details
Subsite Description: Upper infralittoral exposed bedrock. Tall kelp plants, with Mytilus edulis.
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