Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

NW of Helens Bay, Belfast Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840515/03 Date: 1984-05-15 GPS: 54.68550,-5.77717 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plains of soft mud with some gravel on top. Occasional cobble with large Metridium. Crabs and Asterias common.

Species list (14 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Alcyonium digitatum	Cylista elegans	Amphitrite sp.	Pagurus bernhardus	Carcinus maenas	TUNICATA
Suberites ficus	Synarachnactis lloydii	Sagartiogeton undatus	CRUSTACEA	Cancer pagurus	ECHINODERMATA	Dendrodoa grossularia
CNIDARIA	Metridium senile	ANNELIDA	Pandalus montagui	Polybius depurator	Asterias rubens

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