Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast

Marine life found in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. Guernsey is the second largest island in the Channel Islands located between England and France. The gallery begins with general views of the bay followed by major groups of animals including sponges, cnidarians, worms, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, ascidians, fishes and ending with some algae.

A large green abalone or Guernsey ormer from Belle Greve Bay

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A large green abalone or Guernsey ormer from Belle Greve Bay

This ormer, the Guernsey name for the abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, was harvested from Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. It had a shell width of 124 mm. The minimum allowable harvest size for Guernsey ormers is 80 mm. They may be only harvested on the days of full or new moon and the two following days between 1 January and 30 April each year. They may not be harvested using any SCUBA gear. Guernsey ormer fishery regulations are printed in the Guernsey tide tables. Complete regulations are available from Guernsey sea fishery officers in the Guernsey States Department of Commerce and Employment. This ormer was photographed on 10 February 2005. Guernsey is the most northerly part of this abalone's natural geographic range. This species is found also in the Mediterranean Sea but it only grows to a shell length of about 50 mm here.

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Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast