Typical farne site, a 'wall' down to a slowly sloping rock and boulder bottom.
Mid-way along the site is an area of angular boulders which go further up the wall (?) they appear new, with very little life attached' but have been there over 30 years. Look carefully and you will find crustaceans among the jumble.
Over the boulders and further along the bottom becomes 'paved', again, plenty of filter feeding life but not much opportunity for crabs and lobbies.
A view over the broken 'bottom' with a random diver. At times the site does resemble diver soup usually when prevailing conditions are poor limiting access to other areas or when the seals are in residence.
More divers on broken ground by the 'paved area', take care as the tide does push through piper gut at times!
You can see that the 'wall' is more a stepped solid stone reef, smothered in life.
Broken bottom and divers!!
In some areas the broken bottom comprises of large stones covered in life, strange that there is a centre section almost devoid of filters feeders.....
A grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) on a rock almost saying come closer........
Having extracted this common lobster (Hommarus gammarus) I found it was berried, grrrrh!
Typical geology, the surfaces are covered in Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), the bottom being small vertical faces, rocks and large boulders....all very scenic and pretty in good vis!
Typical geology, the surfaces are covered in Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), the bottom being small vertical faces, rocks and large boulders....all very scenic and pretty in good vis!
Typical geology, the surfaces are covered in Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), the bottom being small vertical faces, rocks and large boulders....all very scenic and pretty in good vis!
Typical geology, the surfaces are covered in Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), the bottom being small vertical faces, rocks and large boulders....all very scenic and pretty in good vis!
