Sark-July2011

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Morchellium argus sea squirts - if you look (very) carefully you can see the four spots at the end of each animal...

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More anemones in Gouliot Caves

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More anemones in Gouliot Caves

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Three different colour variations of the beadlet anemone (Actinia equina), with the red ones clearly showing the bright blue acrorhagi

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More beadlet anemones (Actinia equina) surrounded by green breadcrumb sponge (Halichondria panicea)

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A very pale version of elephant hide sponge (Pachymatisma johnstonia) more usually seen in black

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Harpoon weed (Asparagopsis armata) clearly showing the curved, hooked 'harpoons'

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Mermaid's tresses (Chorda filum)

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Kelp fir (Obelia geniculata) is easily to identify but harder to photograph on thrashing kelp!

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A wall of jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis)

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More mermaids - Mermaid's Ear (Meredithia microphylla) algae

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Mixed algae including Dictyota dichotoma, Dictyota membranacea and ?Heterosiphonia plumosa

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Crater sponge (Hemimycale columella, centre) with bryozoans/hydroids, jewel anemones and the odd cup coral

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Pink sea fan (Eunicella verrucosa) with nudibranch (Tritonia nilsodhneri)

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Hydroids (Gymnangium montagui) and bryozoans (Cellaria sp.)

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Mixed red algae

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A lot of divers means a lot of cylinders...

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Attempts to complete Seasearch Surveyor forms hampered by wine consumption and the arrival of the Sark fire engine

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The Oost Vlanderen concrete wreck is just outside St. Peter Port, very close to the shipping lane...

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Oops! I think I see the problem...