Our underwater cameras have captured some exciting video footage from our oyster nurseries, teaming with life and supporting an incredible range of species. Now we need your help to monitor our oyster nurseries!
Oyster watch
We would like you to watch the video clip and tell us about what you've seen
We have put together some information which will help you to identify some of the species you might see in the video!
Here are some of the species you might be able to spot
European eel
© Luke Helmer
Snake-like elongated fish with one pair of small pectoral fins and cylindrical body.
Sea bass (European Bass)
© Luke Helmer
Sleek streamlined body with distinct silver scales and straight lateral line.
15-spined stickleback
© Luke Helmer
Slender, elongate body narrowing before the tail fin. Brown/Olive body which is paler below with 14-17 spines in front of the dorsal fin.
Common Prawn
© Luke Helmer
Cylindrical body – Usually transparent with brown/yellow/pink stripes, two small claws on the front legs.
Common shore crab
© Luke Helmer
Usually green/brown but juveniles can be orange/red. Carapace has five ‘teeth’ on either side of the eyes.
Baked bean ascidian
© Luke Helmer
Reddish-brown sea squirt, usually with a maximum length of 2 cm and 1.5 cm in diameter.
Blue Mussel
© Image: Good Free Photos
Smooth shell, variable in colour but usually purple/blue and sometimes brown.
Grey Mullet
© Roberto Pillon, Chelon labrosus
Plump, silvery fish with large scales and flat wide mouths. There are three main species found in the UK; Thin-lipped, Thick-lipped, and the smallest, the golden grey mullet.
