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Place name : Wreck of Empire Tana, Lee's wreck, Ballyhenry Point, Strangford Lough. County : Down

Date : 2024-08-02 GPS : 54.38919,-5.57297. Depth : -8.0 to -12.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Outer Lee's wreck (Empire Tana). Circalittoral rock/hard substrata, mixed seabed of stones, boulders and gravel, sheltered with strong tidal streams.

Common sea urchin Echinus esculentus [00:01:06]; Nudibranch Rostanga rubra [00:01:24]; Reticulated dragonet Callionymus reticulatus [00:01:42]; Common starfish Asterias rubens [00:01:56]; Spiny starfish Marthasterias glacialis [00:02:20]; Branched antenna hydroid Nemertesia ramosa [00:02:49]; Antenna hydroid Nemertesia antennina [00:03:05]; Fried egg nudibranchs Diaphorodoris luteocincta [00:03:30]; Soft coral, Dead man's fingers Alcyonium digitatum [00:03:57]; Hydroid Sertularia argentea [00:04:31]; Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris [00:04:48]; Red sponge Clathria (Microciona) atrasanguinea [00:05:38]; Nudibranch Geitodoris planata [00:06:27]; Common sunstar Crossaster papposus [00:07:42]; Nudibranch Acanthodoris pilosa [00:08:02]; Hydroid Sertularella polyzonias [00:08:50]; Hydroid Abietinaria abietina [00:09:12]; Yellow boring sponge Cliona celata [00:09:55]; Hydroid Sertularella gayi [00:11:10].

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