Rockpooling destination: Hemsby, changing strandlines over winter months

The strandline at Hemsby has changed in composition over the last few months.
In November it was dominated by red seaweeds, by December the proportion of red seaweeds being washed up had decreased and by January 2015, the strandline was dominated by hornwrack with ever increasing numbers of  washed up ray and catshark eggcases.



The sandy shore with a strand line dominated by red seaweeds. Habitat classification: LS.LSa.St (Strandline) and LS.LSa (Littoral sand).





The strandline is comprised of a variety of red seaweeds, the bryozoan, hornwrack (Flustra foliacea) and empty razor shells.

The shore at Hemsby in Januray 2015 has changed to become  dominated by the remains of the bryozoan, hornwrack (Flustra foliacea).




A small spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) egg case.

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.