APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- Red Tide St. Austell Bay 1

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- Red Tide St. Austell Bay 2

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- Red Tide St. Austell Bay 3

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- Red Tide St. Austell Bay 4

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- Red Tide St. Austell Bay 5

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- dead wildlife fish wrasse 1

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- dead wildlife worms 1

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- dead wildlife Shore crab 1

Dinoflagellate
Karenia mikimotoi
- dead wildlife Sea potatoes 1

Images above taken during a Red Tide event in St. Austell Bay, St. Austell, Cornwall, 14.08.09. The Marine Biological Association confirmed the Red Tide event was due to the dinoflagellata Karenia mikimotoi.

The Red Tide event killed sea life in rockpools on the shore, it killed seafish including Ballan wrasse, Conger, Sandeel and many species of flatfish. It weakened Limpets to the point that seagulls could pull them from rocks and eat them. Gastropod molluscs such as Winkles that are normally found in the bottom of pools were all found out of water on rocks around the pools.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.