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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …