APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Storm damage to Eelgrass bed at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall. (Marine environmental)
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Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- Long Rock Cornwall 1

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- Long Rock Cornwall 2

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- Long Rock Cornwall 3

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- Long Rock Cornwall 4

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- root exposure 1

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- root exposure 2

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- root exposure 3

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- root exposure 4

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- gouging 1

Storm damage Eelgrass bed
Seagrass Zostera marina
- gouging 2

Eelgrass bed
Long Rock Cornwall
- before storms 1

The above images were taken on an extremely low spring tide at Long Rock, Cornwall. 02.03.14.

Cornwall was unusually subjected to a series or frequent and violent storms during the winter of 2013/14.

The habitat provided by the Eelgrass bed is second to none in the area, indeed large populations of Stalked jellyfish have been found on the Eelgrass there. Four of the ten species of Stalked jellyfish are protected species in the UK and three of these have in the recent past been found on the Eelgrass at Long Rock. The first recent UK record of Haliclystus octoradiatus was from Long Rock in April 2011.

Around 50% of the Eelgrass bed has unfortunately been lost to the storms, causing considerable ecological damage.

More information on Stalked jellyfish can be found at Stauromedusae UK

Eelgrass, Zostera marina, images can be found on this site here.

Storm damage erosion Eelgrass Seagrass Zostera marina bed Long Rock Penzance Cornwall Marine Environmental Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.