Conditions & tides
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About this site
St. Finan's Bay sits on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, on the Atlantic coast of southwest Ireland near the Skellig Ring road between Portmagee and Ballinskelligs. The bay opens onto exposed water facing the Skellig Islands, with the small settlement of St. Finan's Bay village and its beach along the shoreline.
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.
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialisReported here · unconfirmed
Grey SealHalichoerus grypusReported here · unconfirmed
European Green CrabCarcinus maenasReported here · unconfirmed
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felinaReported here · unconfirmed
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puberReported here · unconfirmed
Common Sea StarAsterias rubensReported here · unconfirmed
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridisReported here · unconfirmed
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