Location
Research frame in channel between Skomer Island and the mainland of Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Placement date
September 2018
Design
3 x 0.5m HDPE tubes, each with 7 x glass tubes
Depth
21m
Sponsor
Swansea University / Natural Resources Wales
Objective
Increase diversity and density of marine life
Observation – July 2019
Tubes encrusted with barnacles and tube worms. Some bryozoans and hydrozoans. Brown crab, squat lobster and juvenile fish seen in and around the SeaHive.
Observation – June 2022
Sponges and ascidians starting to dominate the internal surfaces. Blennies and prawns also in residence. Divers reported Wrasse and other fish around the SeaHive before they started taking photographs.
