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sealord > On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived on this goose barnacle-covered sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time. File No. 141206 5076 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This Columbus crab, Planes minutus, was given to me by Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis. He found it on a goose barnacle, Lepas anatifera, covered buoy in the Big Russell - the passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. I photographed the Columbus crab on a rubber Kito sandal, size 44, I found washed up on the strand-line on Guernsey's north-east coast on 23 December 2006. This scandal was covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived in the scandal in an aquarium for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. The crab is now living on a foam mat. Columbus crabs, also known as turtle, sargassum or Gulf weed crabs, live on flotsam or under the shells of turtles in the North Atlantic and other oceans. They arrive in Guernsey waters with the prevailing currents in the later part of the year. On the same day Chris Marquis found this Columbus crab about twenty Columbus crabs were found on the south coast of England. Photo taken with a Canon S80 digital camera in an underwater housing. File No. 141206 5055 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Columbus crab, Planes minutus, on a goose barnacle covered kito sandal. This Columbus crab was collected by Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis who fishes for crab and lobster near the islands of Herm and Sark. He finds them on flotsam including floats and floating objects covered in goose barnacles. He collected this Columbus crab, which is also known as a turtle crab because it hitches a ride under the lip of the carapace of turtles, on the 14 December 2006. File No. 141206 5045 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > The by-the-wind sailor, Velella velella, is a colonial hydroid in the phylum cnidaria. By-the-wind sailors possess a thin, almost flat oval chitinous float with a vertical fin-like sail attached diagonally across the top of the float. Tentacles, which possess weak stinging cells, surround the central mouth underneath the float. This image is taken of the underside of the edge of the float and shows some of the tentacles that ring the mouth. This species occasionally shows up on Guernsey's west coast beaches usually during the Autumn / Fall when south-westerly winds bring them into the English Channel. Occasional we see them on Guernsey's east coast during a period of easterly wind. Photographed on the 12 December 1999. File No. 121299 33-353 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Cladonema radiatum collected from the sea-shore at La Valette on Guernsey's east coast and photographed on 21 July 2004 File No. 12-747 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > The jellyfish, Pelagia noctiluca, found in a rock pool near the Lihou Island Causeway on the west coast of Guernsey. I have seen this species in small numbers in Guernsey waters only in April. It is found stranded on both Guernsey's west and east coast depending on the wind and tide. I have not seen it every year. Photographed on 7 April 2004 File No. 18-727 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > A compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysoscella, photographed in St. Peter Port harbour, Guernsey on 8 August 1997. Compass jellyfish arrive in Guernsey waters in July and August. They are often collected by children using dip nets off Guernsey's north and west coast beaches. File No. 32-21 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived on this goose barnacle-covered sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die.

This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time.
File No. 141206 5076
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived on this goose barnacle-covered sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die. This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time. File No. 141206 5076 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
On 14 December 2006 Guernsey crab fisherman, Chris Marquis, potting for edible crabs, Cancer pagurus, found a buoy covered in goose barnacles, Lepas anatifera, floating in the sea in the Big Russell - a passage between the islands of Herm and Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. In amongst the mass of goose barnacles he saw a Columbus crab, Planes minutus, which he gave to me. I kept the crab in an aquarium. On 23 December 2006 on the strand-line of the sea shore of the north-east coast of Guernsey I collected a rubber Kito Sports sandal, size 44, covered in small goose barnacles. The crab lived on this goose barnacle-covered sandal for a number of days before the barnacles began to die.

This crab also known as a Sargassum, Gulf weed or turtle crab, lives on flotsam and under the carapace of some turtles in the North Atlantic. A few of these crabs turn up towards the end of the year in the western English Channel. A number of these crabs washed up on the south coast of England at the same time.
File No. 141206 5076
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
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