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The Seashore at the Equinoctal Tide

A little early for the equinox we are seeing the extreme equinoctal tides. James took a group to see what we could find at low water today at Ardnish. Here are a few of the things we saw:

Zostera growing in maerl bed

Eelgrass (Zostera marina) growing in maerl bed

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Marbled Swimming Crab (Liocarcinus marmoreus)

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Gadoid fish

Feather Star

Rosy Feather-star

Bloody Henry Starfsh

Common Starfish

Peacock Worm

Peacock Worm

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