Rasmus' seaweed site

Rasmus' seaweed site

Set in 'Knebel Vig', a horseshoe-shaped bay, Rasmus has a seaweed cultivation site of ~40 ha....

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Laminaria collectors

Laminaria collectors

Zoospores are directly seeded onto 8mm polypropylene rope, and held in long and shallow fibreglass...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Cultivation tanks no. 1

Cultivation tanks no. 1

2m diameter double-skinned tanks with central aeration (see separate photo). Each line of tanks fed...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Reproductive sori of Sachharina latissima

Reproductive sori of Sachharina latissima

Example of young S. latissima thallus with induced sori from tanks.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Inside the culture container

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.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Cast iron pumps!

Cast iron pumps!

Discussion of the seawater system, including the relative merits of cast iron pumps - they last a surprisingly long time!

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Tank Detail no. 1

Tank Detail no. 1

Detail of outflow guard. Can be slotted out for cleaning. Looks very robust.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Cultivation tanks no. 2

Cultivation tanks no. 2

Aeration plumbing clearer in this picture.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Tank Detail no. 2

Tank Detail no. 2

Aeration system described. Weight on the bottom, including air holes. Central pipe to above water...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Nov 16, 2009

0 comments

Goosegog

Goosegog

Ratstails and Goosegogs Are my favourite dish, Sweeter than chocolate What more could I wish? For...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jul 11, 2007

0 comments

Yellow

Yellow

A magical moment to be kept, despite the quality of the photo taken.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007

0 comments

Seaweed on a rock

Seaweed on a rock

I picked this pebble up from a wild bit of coast called The Tongue (Ards Peninsula,...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007

0 comments

Woodland flowers

Woodland flowers

Bluebells and wood anemones (I think?) in a local wood in Portaferry.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007

0 comments

Strawberries

Strawberries

My first bumper batch of strawberries! I reckon at the height of the season I was picking about a...

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Feb 5, 2007

0 comments

Portaferry

Portaferry

One of the dramatic days in Portaferry.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

Jesser point reef

Jesser point reef

My first experience of a South African rockpool and an underwater camera- hope I get the chance again.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

Cows

Cows

What more can you say about this photo?!

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

rocky shore lichen

rocky shore lichen

A bit overexposed, but this photo reminds me of a lovely walk with my friend Alice

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

Mesophyllum  lichenoides

Mesophyllum lichenoides

I took a photo of this coralline alga down the microscope on - amazing what you can find on a field course

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

Kelp in sunlight

Kelp in sunlight

I've spent a lot of time getting water in my wellies here!

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2007

0 comments

Dulse ona string

Dulse ona string

Cultivated dulse (Palmaria palmata) growing on strings in Strangford Lough.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Apr 10, 2006

0 comments

Scorpion fish

Scorpion fish

Scorpion fish photographed while snorkelling at Jesser Point, Sodwana Bay, South Africa. An amazing day.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Apr 10, 2006

0 comments

Subscribe to a feed of stuff on this page... Subscribe to Dulsegirl's photostream – Latest | geoFeed | KML