Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Barkley Rocks, Outer Ards.

[Site list for year 1984]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19841106/21 Date: 1984-11-06 GPS: 54.59300,-5.51100. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Rock platforms situated at the west end of a sheltered sandy bay (Ganaway Bay). Clean medium sand tended to become gravelly and stony toward the platforms, and appeared to be quite rich in fauna. The platforms were shale and tended to have many crevices and sharp ridges in the splitting rock. The transect had a fairly irregular profile with sharp substrate at the top and large gullies filled with stones and small boulders at the lower shore. Crevices, couloirs, and overhangs were present. The boulders between the platforms were situated in surface water at LW and had a rich flora and fauna. The site was revisited on 5.4.87 and shore description and species list have been updated accordingly.

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