Imported into Guernsey

This isopod which may be in the genus Serolis was spotted by commercial crab fisherman Clive Brown at the bottom of his bait box while potting for Cancer pagurus off the south coast of Guernsey, Great Britain. Clive has been using whole frozen Patagonian rosefish, Sebastes oculatus, from Argentina to bait his crab pots. He believes this isopod was probably in the box with the imported fish which are in the family scorpaenidae. The box of frozen fish had been imported to Europe via Vigo, Spain and then shipped to France before arriving by boat into Guernsey. The isopod is about 2 cm in diameter.<br />
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This image was taken over a lightbox. I lined an empty transparent plastic ice cream container with white paper to act as a reflector and then I cut a hole in the bottom of the ice cream container for the camera lens. I placed the isopod in a petri dish with seawater, placed the ice cream container over the petri dish and photographed the animal from a distance of about 5 cm.<br />
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File No. 251107 1631<br />
©RLLord<br />
fishinfo@guernsey.net

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This isopod which may be in the genus Serolis was spotted by commercial crab fisherman Clive Brown at the bottom of his bait box while potting for Cancer pagurus off the south coast of Guernsey, Great Britain. Clive has been using whole frozen Patagonian rosefish, Sebastes oculatus, from Argentina to bait his crab pots. He believes this isopod was probably in the box with the imported fish which are in the family scorpaenidae. The box of frozen fish had been imported to Europe via Vigo, Spain and then shipped to France before arriving by boat into Guernsey. The isopod is about 2 cm in diameter.

This image was taken over a lightbox. I lined an empty transparent plastic ice cream container with white paper to act as a reflector and then I cut a hole in the bottom of the ice cream container for the camera lens. I placed the isopod in a petri dish with seawater, placed the ice cream container over the petri dish and photographed the animal from a distance of about 5 cm.

File No. 251107 1631
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net

Serolis isopod imported Argentina Guernsey isopoda sebastes oculatus via Vigo in bait box 25 november 2007 crustacea crustacean bait frozen

Sealord photography's biodiversity images began with a focus on international commercial seafood species and the marine life of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Great Britain.

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Sealord photography also covers the Guernsey community and particularly the fund raising activities of Guernsey charities as part of the island's social sustainability.

The fish, shellfish and marine life images would not be possible if it were not for the generosity of commercial and recreational fishermen in Guernsey, and seafood suppliers at various trade shows in the USA, and wholesalers at Fulton Fish Market in New York City.

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Imported into Guernsey