Rock Pooling: Hemsby, January 2015

Saturday 24 January 2015

Hemsby, January 2015

Winter storms have washed up quantities of hornwrack (Flustra foliacea) onto the sandy shore at Hemsby, Norfolk.

Many different things can be found among the washed up hornwrack, including the remains of crabs, sponges, razor shells and slipper limpets.

The sandy shore with successive strandlines dominated by the remains of the bryozoan, hornwrack (Flustra foliacea). Habitat classification: LS.LSa.St (Strandline) and LS.LSa (Littoral sand).

Hornwrack (Flustra foliacea)

The remains of Hornwrack (Flustra foliacea), crabs and seaweeds comprise the strandline.

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Rock Pooling Etiquette

Rock pooling is a fun and fascinating activity and it is important to respect the marine organisms you encounter.

The best time to go rock pooling is at low tide when the intertidal zone is exposed. The intertidal zone is the area of the shore that is covered and exposed by the sea as it rises and falls. It experiences daily fluctuations in environmental conditions and the creatures that live there will have
positioned themselves to reduce the extremes they must endure. Therefore it is important to return creatures to the place that you found them and to return any boulders or seaweeds you may have overturned in your pursuit.