PINK SEA FAN

Protected species? Highlighting the plight of the pink sea fan

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Pink sea fan entangled in debris. North Cornwall.

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@neilcoxon @wiltscouncil I’d be searching for clues! Who throws out books 😱

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@DevonWildlife @DBRCnews @Devon_LNP We find so many pink sea fans drowning in debris...fish net tights, fishing line, gill net, clothing, trawl net, necklaces, headphones, trainers, pants, pens, hoodies, socks, bikinis....

[Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea]

Almost every day we find these pink sea fans (a species of soft coral) washed up, draped in debris. The 1st here - a magnificent specimen probably 40 years old - has black fish net tights attached. Others have beads, line & twine & bits of bags #EunicellaVerrucosa #seafangle

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A pink sea fan unravelled.

#areyouaseafan #pinkseafan #seafangle #gorgonian #marinedebris

[Prof Emma Sheehan @ProfEmmaSheehan]

@Newquaybeach Yeah, I found lots of sea fangles at Port Wrinkle this weekend :(

[Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea]

@ashlancousteau @pcousteau Here in Cornwall, UK we find pink sea fans tangled in #marinedebris virtually every day #gorgonian @oceanunite

[Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea]

@JoleahLamb @lizbonnin @BBC1 Even our pink sea fans here in Cornwall are #DrowningInPlastic - we find them washed up every day
#softcoral #gorgonian

[Newquay Beachcombing @Newquaybeach]

Just the 20 pink sea fans and branches in today's unravelled #seafangle @Dr_Emma_Sheehan #pinkseafan #gorgonian #marinedebris

[Louise Firth @Louise_Firth_IE]

Out of 29 bundles of fishing line on #Lansallos beach, 9 had pink sea fans entangled - #seafangle #Cornwall @MBERC_PlymUni @PlymUniMI @PlymUni @PlymEarth

[Jetsam Sea Bee @jetsamjess]

@PINKSEAFAN here’s a #seafangle found today on St.Marys beach Brixham

[Pete Moore @forestandbeach]

#Seafangle found at Thurlestone yesterday at #BeachSchool Nationally scarce #PinkSeaFans caught up in fishing line. @2minbeachclean @DevonWildlife @PlymUniMI @mcsuk @Devon_Hour @GreatDevonDays @emmathomasson @sophiepierce

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@SeaSearchIre Sadly here in Cornwall we find thousands of pink sea fans tangled in debris - some tangles have over 50 sea fans caught up in them

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@rosie__sherwood @RobGMacfarlane My family have owned a house perched on the clifftops there for the last 40 years. It's where for me the story of the @LegoLostAtSea all began.

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A beautiful morning and another tangle of seafans washed up. #seafangle #pinkseafan

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Today's #PinkSeaFan sped ashore wearing #Onfire Factory Racing clothing (size LARGE). #areyouaseafan #seafangle

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Today's #pinkseafan is wearing @Primark pants @DeepSeaBex @Dr_Emma_Sheehan #marinedebris #oceanpollution #gorgonian #seafangle

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@JoPolack check out our Pink Sea Fan Facebook page where we're highlighting this issue

[Prof Emma Sheehan @ProfEmmaSheehan]

Have you seen this @Newquaybeach @ghostfishing @anti_plasticbag @MayaPlass @Oceanwarrior