APHOTOMARINE
An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
marine themes, marinelife, life on the seashore and in rockpools
in the coastal waters of south-West England by David Fenwick.
Samples of marine fauna from crab and lobster pots and creels. (Marine sampling images)
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Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- lobster creel trawled up from seabed 1
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- lobster creel trawled up from seabed 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- lobster creel trawled up from seabed 2
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- polychaete worm, Circeis spirillum 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- bryozoan, Omalosecosa ramulosa 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- bryozoan, Plagioecia patina 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- hydroid, Lafoea dumosa 1
This creel was interesting as it was the first creel where there were numerous specimens of the bryozoan Omalosecosa ramulosa attached to the bryozoan Cellaria. The creel above was found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 15.08.17.
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Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- inkwell crab pot trawled up from seabed 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- cheilostome bryozoan, Cellaria salicornioides 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- cheilostome bryozoan, Cellaria salicornioides 2
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- bryozoan, Bicellariella ciliata 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- bryozoan, Crisia ramosa 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Sea spider, Pycnogonum litorale 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Prickly saddle oyster, Heteranomia squamula 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- bivalve, Goodallia triangularis 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- gastropod, Mangelia costata 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- gastropod, Eulima bilineata 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Hole bearer or foram, Fissurina marginata 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Hole bearer or foram, Spirolocuina excavata 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Hole bearer or foram, Vaginulinopsis sublegumen 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Hole bearer or foram, Quinqueloculina seminulum? 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Scalpellid barnacle, Scalpellum scalpellum 1
Marine sampling
Fauna from crab / lobster pots
- Scalpellid barnacle, Scalpellum scalpellum 2
The crab pot above was picked over to gain specimens / samples, but the pot was also bashed over a fish box to collect any loose debris, the debris being looked at under a microscope. On looking through the debris a number of species of small animals with calcified shells called Hole bearers or forams were found (foraminifera). The pot was found at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 23.08.15.
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APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.
The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.
The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.
The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.
The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.
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.