Marine
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Buoy Barnacle (Dosima fascicularis), Stoer beach. Photo C.Leeson
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Buoy Barnacle (Dosima fascicularis), Stoer beach. Photo C.Leeson
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Buoy Barnacle (Dosima fascicularis), Stoer beach. Photo C.Leeson
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Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Balchladich. Photo Theo Stamford-Parrish
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Snake Pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus), Stoer Green, Photo A.Summers
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Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo) Clashnessie. Photo C.Langford
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Acorn Barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides), young wrack seaweed (poss. Fucus serratus) Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D.Haines
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Sandeel (Ammodytes sp.) Clashnessie Bay. Photo D.Haines
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Acorn Barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) Bay of Culkein. Photo D.Haines
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Spiral tube worm (Spirorbis spirorbis) on Cuvie frond Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines
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Breadcrumb Sponge (Halichondria panicea) and red seaweeds (including Lomentaria articulata) Balchladich Bay. Photo D.Haines
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Grey Topshell (Gibbula cineraria) on blade of kelp Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D.Haines
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Hermit Crab - in whelk? covered by hydroid, ( very prob. Hydractinia echinata), which 'forms a horny mat on shells occupied by hermit crabs'; see individual polyps around edge. Culkein Drumbeg. Photo Pam van de Brug
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Knotted Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) Culkein Drumbeg. Photo Pam van de Brug
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Common whelk (Buccinum undatum), with its black and white siphon sticking out; that is how it feeds on carrion etc. Culkein Drumbeg. Photo Pam van de Brug
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Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) Bay of Culkein. Photo D.Haines
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Recently dead Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) Kylesku harbour area. Photo D. Haines
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Recently dead Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) Kylesku harbour area. Photo D. Haines
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Goose Barnacles (Lepas anatifera) on driftwood Clachtoll. Photo D. Haines
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Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus) on barnacles Achmelvich. Photo D. Haines
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Rough goose barnacles (Lepas pectinata) attached to plastic bottle, Bay of Stoer. Photo D. Haines
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Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) Clashnessie Bay. Photo D. Haines
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Knotted Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) off Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines
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Irish Moss or Carrageen (Chondrus crispus) Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D. Haines
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Dahlia Anemone (Urticina felina) Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D. Haines
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Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis) Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D. Haines
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Green Sponge Fingers (Codium fragile) Loch Dhrombaig. Photo D. Haines
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Common Bobtail cuttlefish (Sepietta oweniana) Clashnessie Bay. Photo D. Haines
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Sea Hare (Aplysia punctata) Achmelvich Bay. Photo Kevin A. Morris
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Brown Shrimp (Crangon crangon) Clashnessie. Photo D. Haines
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Great Spider Crab or Sea Toad (Hyas araneus) Clashnessie Bay. Photo D. Haines
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Sea Mat (Membranipora membranacea) on Serrated Wrack (Fucus serratus) Bay of Clachtoll. Photo D. Haines
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Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) Clashnessie Bay. Photo D. Haines
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Sea Squirt (possibly Ascidia mentula) Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines
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Dead, stranded Edible Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) Bay of Culkein. Photo D. Haines
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Common Gull consuming Snake Pipefish Entelurus aequoreus Stoer. Photo D. Haines
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Rock pool life Achmelvich. Photo R. Becker
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Common Seal hauled out at Achmelvich possibly to escape bad weather. Photo L. Pearce
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Sea-slug egg mass, Bay of Culkein. Photo D. Haines
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Blue-rayed Limpet (Patina pellucida), Bay of Culkein. Photo D. Haines
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Barnacle (Chthamalus montagui) Balchladich. Photo D.Haines
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Beadlet Anemone (Actina equina), Balchladich. Photo D. Haines
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Dahlia Anemone (Urticina felina), Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines
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Four-radiate moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D. Haines
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Six-radiate moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita Bay of Stoer. Photo I. Evans
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Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D. Haines
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Possibly Lion's Mane Jellyfish Cyanea capillata Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D. Haines
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Bluefire Jellyfish Cyanea lamarckii Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D. Haines
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Blue jellyfish Cyanea lamarckii Achmelvich Bay. Photo J. Barbour
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Beadlet Anemone in mussel shell Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D. Haines
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Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus and egg capsules; also Breadcrumb Sponge Halichondria panicea Balchladich. Photo D. Haines
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Common Hermit Crab Eupagurus bernhardus Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines
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Red Seaweed Lomentaria articulata from Bay of Culkein under microscope. Photo I. Evans
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Common Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Balchladich Bay. Photo D.Haines
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Dead Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) caught in creel ropes. Photo A.Summers
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Dead Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) caught in creel ropes. Photo A.Summers
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Goose Barnacles attached to washed up barrel Stoer beach. Photo H. Lockhart
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Sea Ivory lichen (Ramalina siliquosa) Loch Ardbhair. Photo A. Summers
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Rock covered with Common Mussel (Mytilus edulis), Loch Ardbhair. Photo A.Summers
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Dog Whelk capsules (Nucella lapillus) Bay of Culkein. Photo D. Haines
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Egg case of Spotted Ray (Raja montagui) Clashnessie. Photo D. Haines
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European Cowrie (Trivia monacha) Clashnessie. Photo D.Haines
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By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) Clachtoll. Photo D. Haines
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By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella) Clachtoll. Photo D. Haines
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Common Skate (Dipturus intermedius), pencil 15cm, near Raffin. Photo D. Haines
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Common Skate (Dipturus intermedius) near Raffin. Photo I. Evans
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Cuckoo Ray (Raja naevus) Achmelvich. Photo F. Logan
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Sea Potato (Echinocardium cordatum) washed up on Achmelvich beach. Photo D. Haines
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Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Photo R. Glover
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Sand Star (Astropecten irregularis) found in the sand at Achmelvich beach. Photo anon
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Egg-case of Small-spotted cat-shark (Scyliorhinus canicula) Clashnessie beach. Photo I. Evans
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Oldany estuary showing seasonal abundance of tiny olive seaweed (Fucus muscoides). Photo I.Evans