Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

South of Hadd Rock, Strangford Lough

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Survey number: 782 Event number: 20251012/01 Date: 2025-10-12 GPS: 54.45467,-5.59350. Depth: -24.0 to -28.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Abundant dead shell (mainly Modiolus modiolus and Mimachlamys varia) on mud. This site was formerly a healthy Modiolus modiolus and Aequipecten opercularis bed. The dead shell was covered in a layer of fine silt. Antedon bifida was common.

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