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Rasmus' seaweed site
Set in 'Knebel Vig', a horseshoe-shaped bay, Rasmus has a seaweed cultivation site of ~40 ha....
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Laminaria collectors
Zoospores are directly seeded onto 8mm polypropylene rope, and held in long and shallow fibreglass...
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Cultivation tanks no. 1
2m diameter double-skinned tanks with central aeration (see separate photo). Each line of tanks fed...
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Reproductive sori of Sachharina latissima
Example of young S. latissima thallus with induced sori from tanks.
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Inside the culture container
Shallow trays containing seeded polypropylene rope. Rope cut into sections of several metres each to be directly unwound and hung out at sea.
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Cast iron pumps!
Discussion of the seawater system, including the relative merits of cast iron pumps - they last a surprisingly long time!
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Tank Detail no. 1
Detail of outflow guard. Can be slotted out for cleaning. Looks very robust.
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Cultivation tanks no. 2
Tank Detail no. 2
Aeration system described. Weight on the bottom, including air holes. Central pipe to above water...
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Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009
Goosegog
Ratstails and Goosegogs Are my favourite dish, Sweeter than chocolate What more could I wish? For...
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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2007
Yellow
A magical moment to be kept, despite the quality of the photo taken.
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Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007
Seaweed on a rock
I picked this pebble up from a wild bit of coast called The Tongue (Ards Peninsula,...
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Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007
Woodland flowers
Bluebells and wood anemones (I think?) in a local wood in Portaferry.
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Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007
Strawberries
My first bumper batch of strawberries! I reckon at the height of the season I was picking about a...
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Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007
Portaferry
Jesser point reef
My first experience of a South African rockpool and an underwater camera- hope I get the chance again.
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007
Cows
rocky shore lichen
A bit overexposed, but this photo reminds me of a lovely walk with my friend Alice
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007
Mesophyllum lichenoides
I took a photo of this coralline alga down the microscope on - amazing what you can find on a field course
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007
Kelp in sunlight
I've spent a lot of time getting water in my wellies here!
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007
Dulse ona string
Cultivated dulse (Palmaria palmata) growing on strings in Strangford Lough.
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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2006
Scorpion fish
Scorpion fish photographed while snorkelling at Jesser Point, Sodwana Bay, South Africa. An amazing day.
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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2006
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