James Fennel
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About this site
The coordinates place this site off the Dorset coast of southern England, near Portland and the approaches to Lyme Bay, an area known for its varied seabed and numerous small wreck and reef sites worked by local dive charters out of Weymouth and Portland Harbour. James Fennel reaches a maximum depth of around 18 metres and is rated as an intermediate dive.
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.
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Ballan WrasseLabrus bergyltaReported here · unconfirmed
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Edible CrabCancer pagurusReported here · unconfirmed
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puberReported here · unconfirmed
Goldsinny WrasseCtenolabrus rupestrisReported here · unconfirmed
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