Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Place name : S.S. Lochgarry, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2025-05-20 GPS : 55.26585,-6.17508. Depth : -25.0 to -32.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Seabed adjacent to the wreck of S.S. Lochgarry, composed of very tide-swept boulders covered with diverse deep water hydroids and sponges, on muddy sand.

Species list (57 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Circalittoral tide-swept boulders, wave-sheltered, with deep-water hydroids and sponges. Deep sponge communities (circalittoral).