Images from the No Take Zone in Lamlash Bay.
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A possible first sighting of a Reticulated Dragonet in Arran waters on a recent dive (2021) in this location. This area continues to surprise with ever new and varied discoveries.
Reticulated Dragonet – Callionymus reticulatus
A Sand Mason Worm showing the slender tentacles in feed mode
Bootlace Worm, 2 metres long
Doto Coronata
Common Octopus
Streaked Gunard & Diver
Queen Scallop
Nudibranch: Favorinus Blianus
Peacock Worm
Long Clawed Squat Lobster
King Scallop
Scallop
Hermit Crab
Painted Top Shell on Kelp
Juvenile King Scallops
Nudibranch: Cuthona Caerulea
Nudibranch: Cuthona Caerulea
Hermit Crab and Friend
Slender Sea Pen
Sponge: Tethya Aurantium
Scorpion Fish
Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Butterfish
Octopus
Juvenile haddock sheltering in stinging threads of lions mane jellyfish
Ocean Quahog (perched on an arch predator, the Spiny Starfish)
Nudi Branch: Facelina Bostoniensis
Nudi Branch: Facelina Bostoniensis
Nudi Branch: Facelina Bostoniensis
Juvenile Common Whelk ( approx. 20mm), Lamlash Bay No Take Zone, 2016
Segmented Worm, Lamlash Bay No Take Zone, 2016
Very healthy Maerl, Lamlash Bay No Take Zone, 2016