sealord > Scallop fisherman Stan Breban caught this fan mussel, Atrina fragilis, while dredging for scallops on the 30 January 2007.  The shell length was 23.0 cm.  The maximum shell width was 12.83 cm (measured with callipers) and the maximum thickness of both valves of the living animal was 5.04 cm.  The bivalve drained of free water weighed 293 grams.
The fan mussel was caught in 54 fathoms of water somewhere south-east of Sark to the east of the Longue Bank.   Stan told me he sees about four of these fan mussels per year.  The live Atrina fragilis was returned to a net bag under the pontoon by the fish quay in St. Peter Port harbour after photography.  Later Stan returned the live bivalve mollusc to the open sea.   

File No. 1-875
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sealord > Guernsey molluscs >  Jujubinus striatus eel grass BG 051106 32-869 smg
sealord > Guernsey molluscs >  ormer mouth Haliotis tuberculata 32-633 smg
sealord > The posterior end of a Guernsey abalone or ormer, Haliotis tuberculata, showing the shell spiral and the mantle's green tentacles.
File No. 22-667 
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sealord > The eye of an abalone or ormer, Haliotis tuberculata, peering out from under its shell.  The mantle is fringed with green tentacles. Guernsey ormers are a seafood delicacy.  Recreational harvesters gather them from the shore during daylight hours during the days of the new or full moon and the two days following during the first four months of the year. All ormers must have a shell length of at least 80 mm to be retained.
File no.  23-667
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sealord > Guernsey molluscs >  flat periwinkle yellow Littorina obtusata LEree 27-731 smg
sealord > A netted dog whelk, Hinia reticulata, crawling along the Guernsey seashore on 16 April 2003.
File No. 160403 21-665 
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sealord > Guernsey molluscs >  American slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata 24-718 smg
sealord > Guernsey molluscs >  blue-rayed limpet Patella pellucida QEII marina 250803 11-701 smg
Scallop fisherman Stan Breban caught this fan mussel, Atrina fragilis, while dredging for scallops on the 30 January 2007. The shell length was 23.0 cm. The maximum shell width was 12.83 cm (measured with callipers) and the maximum thickness of both valves of the living animal was 5.04 cm. The bivalve drained of free water weighed 293 grams.
The fan mussel was caught in 54 fathoms of water somewhere south-east of Sark to the east of the Longue Bank. Stan told me he sees about four of these fan mussels per year. The live Atrina fragilis was returned to a net bag under the pontoon by the fish quay in St. Peter Port harbour after photography. Later Stan returned the live bivalve mollusc to the open sea.

File No. 1-875
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Scallop fisherman Stan Breban caught this fan mussel, Atrina fragilis, while dredging for scallops on the 30 January 2007.  The shell length was 23.0 cm.  The maximum shell width was 12.83 cm (measured with callipers) and the maximum thickness of both valves of the living animal was 5.04 cm.  The bivalve drained of free water weighed 293 grams.
The fan mussel was caught in 54 fathoms of water somewhere south-east of Sark to the east of the Longue Bank.   Stan told me he sees about four of these fan mussels per year.  The live Atrina fragilis was returned to a net bag under the pontoon by the fish quay in St. Peter Port harbour after photography.  Later Stan returned the live bivalve mollusc to the open sea.   

File No. 1-875
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
Scallop fisherman Stan Breban caught this fan mussel, Atrina fragilis, while dredging for scallops on the 30 January 2007. The shell length was 23.0 cm. The maximum shell width was 12.83 cm (measured with callipers) and the maximum thickness of both valves of the living animal was 5.04 cm. The bivalve drained of free water weighed 293 grams.
The fan mussel was caught in 54 fathoms of water somewhere south-east of Sark to the east of the Longue Bank. Stan told me he sees about four of these fan mussels per year. The live Atrina fragilis was returned to a net bag under the pontoon by the fish quay in St. Peter Port harbour after photography. Later Stan returned the live bivalve mollusc to the open sea.

File No. 1-875
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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