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sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast > Leptosynapta inhaerans BG 010206 ©RLLord 35-813 smg
sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast > Aplysia punctata BG 140209 1802 smg
sealord > This image shows a juvenile xanthid crab which was living in a large tide pool in Belle Greve Bay. This individual is the smallest xanthid crab I have seen with a carapace width of 21.4 mm. I believe it is Xantho incisus which is chocolate brown as an adult with black tipped claws. File No. BG 090208 2964 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This is the mid-shore area of the southern end of Belle Greve Bay near the Salerie quay looking out towards the Quaine pole in the distance which is reachable by foot during an extremely low tide. I found this Guernsey Safeway plastic carrier bag lying on the beach and took an image of it before picking it up. Guernsey retail food shoppers used about 10 million plastic carrier bags per year before a £0.05 charge was introduced in 2008. Stopping the free distribution of plastic carrier bags at Guernsey retail food shops has significantly reduced the number being distributed. However a few plastic carrier bags still end up in the environment. Because of their light weight, some plastic carrier bags are blown onto the shore where they may be carried out to sea to be ingested by cetaceans, marine birds or turtles. See http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gecc/publications/pdf/PosterSeattle2002.pdf Those that don't get ingested can degrade to invisible microscopic particles which then begin their journey through the food chain back to humans. Disposable plastic carrier bags represent such a wasteful use of oil. They provide a short term convenience and a long-term environmental hazard. Please bring a shopping bag with you when you shop. There are plenty of ways of remembering to bring a shopping bag with you. I have one attached to my belt loop so I never forget it. See http://www.sealordphotography.net/gallery/3338107_734Um#206829342 File No. 090208 2954 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This light caramel coloured compound ascidian colony which measures 22 mm across has had four 2 mm diameter holes bitten out of it by the gastropod or snail Lamellaria perspicua which then has deposited its eggs inside so that when the snail embryos hatch they have an immediate food supply. Lamellaria perspicua feeds exclusively on compound ascidians or sea squirts. These snails have a fragile internal shell. They appear on the base of boulders and cobbles as a large periwinkle-sized dome or cap of rough tissue. File No. BG 080208 2921 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast > Hymeniacidon perleve BG 090208 2988 smg
sealord > This orange sponge, Hymeniacidon perleve, is common on the mid-shore of Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. It tolerates dessication on rocks exposed to wind and sun. Photographed on 9th February 2008 File No. BG 090208 2990 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This humpback scallop, Chlamys distorta, is attached to the base of a granite boulder on the lower shore in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. As an adult the right valve of this scallop is cemented permanently to the substrate it attaches to. This individual had a shell length of about 3 cm. It was photographed on the 8 February 2008. File No. BG 080208 2908 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast > Zostera marina epiphytes BG 170507 8799 smg
Leptosynapta inhaerans BG 010206 ©RLLord 35-813 smg
Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast > Leptosynapta inhaerans BG 010206 ©RLLord 35-813 smg
Leptosynapta inhaerans BG 010206 ©RLLord 35-813 smg
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