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Ten UK dives you might just manage
I wrote this article following on from the social media lists of 'must do' dives, I hope you enjoy reading it and look forward to your feedback on your favourite UK dives!
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A grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) the reason loads of divers visit the islands, against a back drop of The Hopper
Oh and of course our old friend the blue fiend or common lobster (Hommarus gammarus) loads live ion the rough ground but mainly smaller 'wiggies'
Arty-farty shot of the wall with kelp waving in the current, I think that the cotrrect terminology is atmospheric?
and closer.....
Lost fishing net, at least its not monofilament drift or tangle net!
A Long Legged Spider Crab (Macropodia rostrata) there are loads on all or most sites, this is the most common 'camouflage'.
A bit of scrap for you rust heads out there, you will also find a wreckage field from the Mistley.
Another boiler, this one has a large lump of machinery to the south and is pretty much intact
I was stuck three days in this because I decided to stay overnight after picking up the piece of ancient wood that was the winter project 2018/19, was it worth it? Probably.
The underside of SS Rondo is covered with Peacock Worms Sabella pavonina) get too close and they 'snap' closed so approach very....very....very slowly and start snapping when you are in range and still moving forward.
The propellor, don't go past as there is nothing else to see!
Back in the day we refered to this as 'scrattings' where lobsters (Homarus gammarus) scraped sand from there hidey holes, you could tell that they were in residence due to the large amount of dirty sand excavated from their summer homes!
A pair of brittle stars (Ophiura ophiura) these critters are actually quite rapid and much faster than other types of starfish
The lower mounting position where the pin would fit, from a little distance away
Part of the stern section of SS Mistley, there is a small area where the girder construction is still present and maybe 1m above the seabed.
Common edible and tasty lobster (homarus gammarus) the area is home to a multitude of them!
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