East Anglia Offshore Windfarm: Zonal Environmental Assessment Benthic Report
Pisidia longicornis is a small crab which rarely achieves carapace diameters in excess of 10mm. This species tends to occur across areas of seabed whi ch are bathymetri cally complex where ni ches and crevices within which this organism may conceal itself are available. Figure 14 reveals that this species was amongst the most abundant across the EAOW zone.
Figure 25 reveals that thi s taxon was found at comparatively few s tations. However, where it was present the populations of this species tended to be l arge. This species was most frequently recorded within the western protuberance of Area B and to the north and north-east of Area B. Comparatively few occurrences of this species were re corded within Area A.
Figure 25. The distribution of Pisidia longicornis abundance from all d ata acquired during the survey of the EAOW zone, including both the original sampling grid and the targeted stations.
