Razor shell
Latin name: Ensis spp.
Global Distribution: Northern Europe.
UK Distribution: Common on all British coasts.
Size: 12cm-20cm, depending on species
Diet: Suspension feeder
Habitat: Coarse sandy areas
Sources: Common razor …
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Gravel Sea Cucumber
Latin name: Neopentadactyla mixta
Global Distribution: South, west and north coasts of the British Isles, the Faeroe Islands, the west coast of Norway (Molde) and the Atlantic coasts of France…
Peacock worm
Latin name: Sabella pavonina
Global Distribution: Northwest Europe
UK Distribution: British coasts
Size: 30cm long, 4mm wide
Diet: Filter feeder of small floating food particles
Habitat: On stones in sandy …
Devonshire Cup Coral
Latin name: Caryophyllia smithii
Global Distribution: South-west Europe, the Mediterranean, and in Britain
UK Distribution: Shetland, north eastern England, the south west, Wales, Ireland and north western Scotland
Size: up …
Landscape effects on demersal fish revealed by field observations and predictive seabed modelling., Elliot S. et al.
Fisheries managements focuses on individual seabed types, without considering the wider ecosystem and environment. Underwater camera surveys reveal that variables of the wider landscape are associated with fish abundances with …
Mapping of marine habitats and species within the community marine conservation area at Lamlash Bay., Axelsson et al. 2009
Scottish Natural Heritage contribute to the initial monitoring of the Lamlash Bay NTZ to establish future benefits to biodiversity and scallop fisheries. Acoustic mapping, underwater cameras and sediment samples found …
