A wall of life
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Over the last few years we have built up a species list for the Hotel beach and wall at Lochaline. Most of the work has been done by Ron Crosby, with occasional contributions from other embers of the group. This year, however, we are glad to welcome contributions from Ron Ates and Godfried van Moorsel, both based in the Netherlands. Their additions (and corrections) take our list up to 122 named species – not bad at all for 100m stretch of coastline! Mind you the coastline is very conducive to diving, with easy access over a gently sloping beach, leading to a near vertical drop down to 80+m. This makes a wide range of habitats readily accessible to the diver – and reminds us about how much there is in the seas around our coasts.
Below is a quick breakdown table of the life recorded, for a full species list see our survey page:
Group | No. Species |
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Algae | 15 |
Sponges | 8 |
Cnidarians | 20 |
Worms | 13 |
Bryozoans | 4 |
Crustaceans | 8 |
Brachiopods | 1 |
Molluscs | 19 |
Echinoderms | 8 |
Tunicates | 9 |
Fish | 17 |
Posted: August 4th, 2011
Posted in Conservation, dive trips