Citation: Madden, B. 1987 Seaballs in county Wexford. Irish Naturalists' Journal 22: 204-205
Number of Pages: 2
Volume Part: 5
Keywords: Fauna, Flora, Littoral, Marine, Open Coast, Stranding, Wexford
Abstract: Two fibrous seaballs, similar to those described by Foss (1985, INJ 21: 526-528) collected along high tide mark on a narrow sandy beach which is backed by a well developed dune system south of Cahore Point in north Co. Wexford. Seaballs mainly composed of Ammophila. Large quantities of marine debris washed up including much brown algae, mainly Laminaria spp., some green algae, empty egg capsules, several dead dogfish, a hydroid colony and skeleton of a sponge.