Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Craiglewey, SE Coast.

[Site list for year 1984]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19841026/21 Date: 1984-10-26 GPS: 54.30700,-5.53200. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: The transect was located along a large fissured sandstone ridge, which had a stepped profile having three distinct areas. A lowermost, with a raised curved surface which was smooth due to erosion; a middle area which was slightly lower than the lower shore top. This had small ridges and boulders, and was separated from the upper shore area by a large near vertical face on which barnacles were dominant. The lower areas were Fucus serratus/Laminaria dominated; the middle Ascophyllum and the upper Fucus spiralis/Pelvetia/green algae. On either side of the large ridge was a pebble channel which has large Ulva (originally recorded as Enteromorpha) dominated pools.

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