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Marine species photographed in the Ramsar Site surrounding Lihou Island off Guernsey's west coast. Most images were taken in tide-pools either side of the causeway linking Lihou Island to Guernsey at low water.
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The sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris, from under a cobble south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. The red seaweed, Gastroclonium ovatum, grows in the upper left-hand corner of the image. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3996 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The hairy crab, Pilumnus hirtellus, with its two dissimilar sized claws (chela) is common under boulders and cobbles on the Guernsey seashore. This one is living south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3892 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
A sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris, in a pool south of the Lihou Island causeway off Guernsey's west coast. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3886 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The snakelocks anemone, Anemonia viridis, south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. Photographed on 8 October 2006. File No. 081006 3905 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The cushion starfish or sea star, Asterina gibbosa, is common on the rocky shores of Guernsey. This one was under a boulder to the south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3944 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The shore squat lobster, Galathea squamifera, from under a rock south of the Lihou Island causeway off the south coast of Guernsey. Photographyed on 8 October 2006 File No. ©RLLord fishinfo@Guernsey.net
The shore squat lobster, Galathea squamifera, from under a rock south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3991 ©RLLord fishinfo@Guernsey.net
A 6 cm long sea lemon, Archidoris pseudoargus, photographed on 1 April 2006 slithering over the bottom of a shallow pool to the south of the Lihou Island causeway off Guernsey's west coast. File No. 010406 609 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The edible crab, Cancer pagurus, supports one of Guernsey's most important fisheries. Juvenile edible or brown crabs live on the seashore under stones all around the Bailiwick. They leave the seashore when they reach a carapace width of about 9 to 12 cm. They can be harvested from Guernsey waters when they have a carapace width that exceeds 14 cm. This one lives / lived south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. Photographed on 1 April 2006. File No. 010406 737 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris, from under a cobble south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. The red seaweed, Gastroclonium ovatum, grows in the upper left-hand corner of the image.
Photographed on 8 October 2006
File No. 081006 3996
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
The sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris, from under a cobble south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. The red seaweed, Gastroclonium ovatum, grows in the upper left-hand corner of the image. Photographed on 8 October 2006 File No. 081006 3996 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
The sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris, from under a cobble south of the Lihou Island causeway off the west coast of Guernsey. The red seaweed, Gastroclonium ovatum, grows in the upper left-hand corner of the image.
Photographed on 8 October 2006
File No. 081006 3996
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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