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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), he wasn't happy with a diver so not a lot of chance to get photographs.
Bloody plastic waste, arrrrrrgh!
You will also see loads of starfish, this is a sunstar (Crossaster poppasus) and these can be many shades of red-purple depending on what they have been eating.
Sea Hare (aplysia punctata) you get loads and loads of them on the south side of the point feeding and breeding!
Another boiler, this one has a large lump of machinery to the south and is pretty much intact
Snale Locks Anemone (Anemonia viridis) another species common in Southern and Scottish west coast waters but not in the North East. I always look for the spider crab that lives with these anemones but have yet to spot one, perhaps sometime in the future?
The geology of the site is all crevices and fissures so it's very pretty even without the wreckage
working down the wreck it's pretty intact so you do get to see the ship even though it's at ninety degrees to the norm
More shots of the debris field, later in the year so a 'better' water colour!
My 'northern most' lobbie, she was a good size and provided food for all of us along with rice and a delightful lemon and butter sauce.
The geology of the site comprises of small steep sided gullies, fissured into the reef
This is the other side of the same assembly.......
Everywhere that you look the bottom isn't bedrock, it is formed from sections of ship, although it is all well broken up and smothered in filter feeders which acts as a reminder that the dive is particularly tidal.
A moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) another common species that doesn't sting so you can get up close and personal without being concerned about needing your buddy to pee on the stings!
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!
I do get carried away with Starfish photographs, in this case a Common Starfish (Asterias rubens), mainly because you can get damned close for macro shots of all the parts!
Bimble around most sites up here in Gods country and you will soon feel like the Pied Piper with shoals of immature Coalfish (Pollachius virens) following you about hoping to grab any tasty morsel that you may dislodge or cause to break cover.
Once inside there is plenty of room to move about without many intact bulkheads you'd struggle to loose your buddy too!
All polished
Skylights rather than portholes but it would be nice.....wouldn't it!?!
You will find this particular sponge all over 'shallow' sites around the Northumbrian coast, not being an expert I can only guess that it is Stelletta lactea and if someone wishes to correct me then great!
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