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About this site
Hand Deeps is an offshore reef site in the English Channel south of Plymouth, on the Cornish coast of the United Kingdom. It reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres over a reef bottom and is generally considered an intermediate dive. Wrasse have been spotted among the reef, and divers have also reported plankton blooms affecting conditions at times.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Dead Man's FingersAlcyonium digitatumReported here · unconfirmed
Pink Sea FanEunicella verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Sea BeardNemertesia antenninaReported here · unconfirmed
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithiiReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Black Sea CucumberHolothuria forskaliReported here · unconfirmed
European Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentusReported here · unconfirmed
Jewel AnemoneCorynactis viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialisReported here · unconfirmed
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