Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Place name : Southwards of Pinnacle W of Round Island, Strangford Lough. County : Down

Date : 2003-08-01 GPS : 54.43360,-5.59123. Depth : 22.4 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Modiolus modiolus clumps - discrete and dense. Small Echinus esculentus common, occasional large Asterias rubens.

Species list (47 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Modiolus modiolus beds with Mimachlamys varia, sponges, hydroids and bryozoans on slightly tide-swept very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata.