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S of Otter Rocks, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 553 Event number: 19790620/01 Date: 1979-06-20 GPS: 55.21600,-6.65917. Depth: -19.0 to -20.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Drift dive 55 12. 98'N 6 39. 55'W to 55 12. 95'N 6 39. 56'W. Hard rock totally encrusted by benthos bar small gullies of large shell fragments.

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Species list and abundance (36 species recorded):

Biotope 1	Haliclona sp. P	Sertularia argentea P	Pisidia longicornis P	Palio nothus P	Asterias rubens P	PISCES
PORIFERA	CNIDARIA	Sertularia cupressina P	Pilumnus hirtellus P	BRYOZOA	Marthasterias glacialis P	Scyliorhinus canicula P
Grantia compressa P	Tubularia indivisa P	Clytia hemisphaerica P	MOLLUSCA	Alcyonidium diaphanum P	Echinus esculentus P	Pleuronectes platessa P
Sycon ciliatum P	Eudendrium ramosum P	Alcyonium digitatum P	Hinia (Hima) incrassata P	Securiflustra securifrons P	TUNICATA
Polymastia boletiformis P	Abietinaria abietina P	Cylista elegans P	Tritonia hombergii P	Cellaria sinuosa P	Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P	Amphisbetia operculata P	CRUSTACEA	Dendronotus frondosus P	ECHINODERMATA	Pycnoclavella aurilucens P
Cliona celata P	Diphasia rosacea P	Parapleustes bicuspis P	Acanthodoris pilosa P	Antedon bifida P	Dendrodoa grossularia P

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