Sea Hare – Aplysia punctata

Sea Hare – Aplysia punctata

If you ever happen across why you think is a giant ‘slug-like’ thing in a rockpool, well its probably this guy! Don’t be mistaken by the name, its nothing like its name-sake the land hare. I think is a pretty rubbish common name because its not fast,...
Chondrus crispus – Irish Moss

Chondrus crispus – Irish Moss

The rocky shore is home to many many many species of seaweed. Most of which we people usually just move out of our way to find the ‘cooler’ for interesting animals. But seaweeds as a group are not to be overlooked, they are ecologically important primary...
Devil Crab – Necora puber

Devil Crab – Necora puber

Brace yourselves, if you’ve read any of my other posts and think they personify species too much then your going to want to stop reading now, because the devil crab is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE SPECIES and this will pretty much be a personified ode to their...
European Sea Bass –  Dicentrarchus labrax

European Sea Bass – Dicentrarchus labrax

Having been an angler for most of my life, the european sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax ) was one of the first fish I fell in love with. This was a fish that always felt bigger than it was on the line because there so damn feisty (and by now people should know I love...