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An Early Summer in the Cornish Seas

April 17, 2015 Heather Buttivant 7 Comments

There are eggs everywhere in the Cornish rock pools this time of year and the warm weather and high pressure have provided perfect conditions for finding them.

Fish eggs among the rocks - when you look closely you can see the little eyes staring back at you. — Fish eggs among the rocks – when you look closely you can see the little eyes staring back at you.

Fish have moved inshore to protect their broods, crabs are carrying great mounds of eggs under their tails and sea slugs have started to lay their distinctive neat egg coils. Continue reading An Early Summer in the Cornish Seas →

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