E of Spike Rock, Tory Island.

Dive number: 950725/03 Date: 25 July 1995

Site Description: The site was located to the east of a large island on the north-west corner of Ireland. The seabed at 28 m BCD consisted of ridges of bedrock, some of which formed rectangular pinnacles. Vertical surfaces were covered with Corynactis viridis. Horizontal surfaces were covered with foliose red and brown algae. The brown alga Carpomitra costata was common on rock near to the surrounding sand. This sand was present in gullies between the rocks.

Map site - Google maps: 55.26,-8.18933

Subsite: Rugged bedrock, lower infralittoral, sponges and Corynactis viridis. details

Subsite Description: Rugged bedrock with rectangular pinnacles in the lower infralittoral. Corynactis viridis formed 90 % cover on vertical surfaces. Foliose algae including Carpomitra costata were observed on horizontal surfaces.

Subsite: Patches of well sorted sand between rock ridges. details

Subsite Description: Well sorted medium sand in gullies between ridges of rock. Echinocardium flavescens was occasionally observed in the sand.

Haliclona cinerea	Corynactis viridis	Halecium halecinum	Halecium halecinum	Corynactis viridis	Alcyonium glomeratum
Lophius piscatorius	Halisarca	Myxilla rosacea	Carpomitra costata	Lophius piscatorius	Porella compressa
Suberites carnosus	Axinella dissimilis	Pentapora foliacea	Isozoanthus sulcatus	Axinella dissimilis, Raspailia ramosa