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Place name : Cushendun Bay. County : Antrim

Date : 2025-08-10 GPS : 55.12856,-6.02606. Depth : -25.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Maerl bed with Ophiothrix fragilis and Ophiocomina nigra with bryozoan turf.

Close-up of common brittlestar, Ophiothrix fragilis and black brittlestar Ophiocomina nigra, [00:00:45]; Brown crab Cancer pagurus with bivalve Venus casina, [00:00:54]; Curled octopus, Eledone cirrhosa, [00:02:14].

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