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Underwater Photo Location: Menai Straits

Underwater Photo Location: Menai Straits

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Shore dive under old bridge.
Dive on slack water - 2 1/2 hrs before Liverpool LW - otherwise very strong currents.
Few parking spaces under bridge - no facilities.
Viz very variable, often less than 1m.
Fantastic macro life.
Facts about Menai Straits
  • It is in United Kingdom
  • Menai Straits is in the Irish Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
Dive types
shorewrecknightdriftdrysuit

Marine Life
small


Photo facilities
macro

by Mark Thomas
Butterfish. Menai Straits, N. Wales. Feb 08. 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Tompot blenny with fine set of teeth. Menai Straits, N. Wales. 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Lobster claws. Menai Straits, N. Wales, Sept 09. D3 105mm.

by Mark Thomas
Sponge spider crab - Menai Straits, Wales. D200 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Velvet swimming crab. Menai Straits, N. Wales. D3 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Long-spined scorpionfish. Menai Straits, N. Wales. D3 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Lesser spotted dogfish. Menai Straits, N. Wales. D3 60mm.

by Arun Madisetti
George Site Menai Strait, North Wales. 1989 Nikonos V, extachrome,Ocean Optics extn tubes. SB103 strobe.

by Mark Thomas
Scorpionfish amongst dahlia anemones. Menai Straits, 2010. D3 60mm.

by Tom Ashton
Taken during the NUPG splash-in photography contest in North Wales. I used a home made snoot on my s&s ys110. Canon G11, canon housing.

by Tom Ashton
Another one from the NUPG splash in. Canon G11, canon housing, ys110 strobe with snoot.

by Mark Thomas
Starfish leg dinner. Menai Straits. 60mm.

by Mark Thomas
Dahlia Anemones. Menai Straits, N. Wales
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