Hi Andy, As local divers in the Selsey / Solent area I'd be interested to know if it was easy to spot the difference between the Amaerican Lobster and our own ...
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Andrew Syvret
ajsyvret
Feb 2, 2011 8:57 pm
The only textbook way I know - Homarus americanus has a spine on the underside of its rostrum, H. gammarus does not. For that you'll need to get close. If...
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Steve McWilliam
stevemcbill
Feb 2, 2011 9:12 pm
Andy Which actual species is teh American Lobster involved in this (Scientific/Latin name ??) ?? Cheers. Steve Steve J. McWilliam Guitar Tab:...
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Richard Lord
cirolana
Feb 2, 2011 9:24 pm
American lobster, Homarus americanus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lobster European lobster, Homarus gammarus ...
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Steve McWilliam
stevemcbill
Feb 2, 2011 9:30 pm
Thanks Richard - Andy mentions the American Lobster (which is H.americanus) but also mentiuons the following: "FISHERY experts are continuing to investigate...
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Richard Lord
cirolana
Feb 2, 2011 9:47 pm
American lobster same species as Canadian lobster. From NMFS: "The American lobster fishery is one of the most valuable fisheries in the eastern United States,...
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Steve McWilliam
stevemcbill
Feb 2, 2011 9:49 pm
Thanks again Richard - very much appreciated ! Steve Steve J. McWilliam Guitar Tab: http://www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/tab.htm ShutterStock Photos:...
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O'Neill, David
oneilldavidj
Feb 2, 2011 9:50 pm
All: You may wish to read: http://www.nobanis.org/files/factsheets/homarus_americanus.pdf I think that British papers sometimes refer to the American Lobster...
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Richard Lord
cirolana
Feb 4, 2011 5:44 pm
Lumpsuckers turning up on the Guernsey shore http://www.sustainableguernsey.info/blog/2011/02/lumpsuckers-turning-up-on-the-guernsey-shore/ Best wishes, ...
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Andy Horton
glaucus25
Feb 5, 2011 12:28 pm
Bream Trawlers prosecuted off Sussex for fishing inside the 3 mile limit During inspections in the spring both vessels were found to have substantial ...
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Andy Horton
glaucus25
Feb 6, 2011 3:34 am
The Secret Life of Waves Sunday 06 February 2:55 am - 3:55 am BBC4 David Malone investigates the importance of ocean waves. He discovers that they are not made...
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Andy Horton
glaucus25
Feb 7, 2011 4:37 pm
Hello, Adur World Oceans Day 2011 I am pleased to say everybody is really enthusiastic about Adur World Oceans Day again this year which will take place on 11...
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Richard Lord
cirolana
Feb 8, 2011 5:48 pm
New Book in French Marine invertebrates from the Bay of Biscay to the eastern English Channel 300 pages, over 1000 photos and line drawings. ...
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I F Smith
agonopterix
Feb 10, 2011 9:31 pm
Platynereis dumerilli is common, and widely cultured and studied, so I hope someone on the forum has enough experience of it to confirm or correct the det of...
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Stephen
seawatch17
Feb 11, 2011 12:10 pm
Hi all A quick cry for help. I will have a display at the Brighton Science Festival next Saturday 19th February. The theme is one world one ocean and covers...
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slongrigg
Feb 17, 2011 7:46 pm
I wonder if anyone can help with an ID for these pink eggs? Or are they fully grown organisms rather than eggs? see ...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Feb 17, 2011 8:02 pm
Hi Sarah, Are they not just good old Dog Whelk? These are sometimes pink. (Not sure why) http://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/p7/p72712.php Don't understand the...
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Sarah Longrigg
slongrigg
Feb 17, 2011 8:28 pm
Malcolm I am sure you are right! I feel really stupid now, having a special interest in shells and not recognising these, but I had never noticed the eggs...
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I F Smith
agonopterix
Feb 18, 2011 1:12 pm
I intend storing seawater in 180 litre "polytank"; cistern. It has brass washer that will be in contact with the water. Can anyone tell me if the brass is...
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O'Neill, David
oneilldavidj
Feb 18, 2011 1:44 pm
Mr. Smith: You should replace as much metal as possible with plastic. The variables that can change metal concentration in the water are contact time, surface...
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I F Smith
agonopterix
Feb 18, 2011 2:36 pm
Thanks Dave for the reply. Cheers Ian ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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m1ebv
Feb 18, 2011 3:20 pm
Copper is very toxic to many marine invertebrates so replacement with a marine grade high alloy stainless steel e.g Type 316L (UNS S31603), or a plastic is...
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iansndwn@...
ianmac92
Feb 18, 2011 4:30 pm
Brass in sea water wont cause much of a problem, it takes a long time to disintergrate, whereas tin, iron, and all ferrous metals will contaminate the tank. In...
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Chris Whitehead
quippyuk
Feb 18, 2011 9:13 pm
Saw this on the Wild About Britain forum and I'm not sure what species it is. http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/archive/showphoto.php?photo=152010 ...
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keith.hiscock@...
keithhiscock
Feb 18, 2011 9:37 pm
Interesting looking beast - where was it collected? To me it looks like a barnacle that lives in association with a sponge and has been 'dug-out'. Out native...
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Chris Whitehead
quippyuk
Feb 18, 2011 9:54 pm
As I say I didn't collect it myself. It was found by Theresa Dockery, apparently attached to the inside of an old plastic tub on the Isle of Mull.  Here's...
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David Fenwick
davidfenwicksnr
Feb 18, 2011 10:58 pm
Lepas pectinata can have a spiny scutum as well as a smooth one. From Macrobenthos of the North Sea ...
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Chris Whitehead
quippyuk
Feb 21, 2011 10:26 am
Thanks for that David. It does certainly look like Lepas pectinata to me judging by that picture. Â Many thanks. Chris ... From: David Fenwick...
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Francis
francisparfr...
Feb 24, 2011 1:08 pm
Hi Just recently, someone walking the beach at Tidemills came across lots of small, green, tear-drop shaped gel sacks attached to sand by a small fibre. Size...
