Diving around the old ferry jetty (3)
Marine Life
Besides the octopus, the bottom under the pier is crawling with life at night. There are velvetcrabs, edible crabs, squat lobsters, long clawed spineys. While the legs of the pier and the walls of the slip are covered with encrusting growth, anemones, small sponges, etc. There are also numerous shoals of small fish - theMinch is a nursery area with herring, pollock, cod,small rock cook and all types of the wrasse family. The seabed is covered with small boulders and kelpy areas, all very interesting to nose in. This is one night dive I hope to be doing again very, very soon."
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The Scalpay Ferry Slip at night
