Underwater

These spectacular photos of the rich world in the deep waters around Uig and St Kilda were taken by marine photographer Paul Kay on excursions with Island Cruising. You can see more of Paul’s photography at www.marinewildlife.co.uk.

: Sea anemone and star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)

: Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina)

: Nudibranchs (sea slugs) with barnacles

: Dahlia anemones (Urticina felina)

: Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)

: Star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)

: Dahlia anemones (Urticina felina)

: Long-spined sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)

: Long-spined sea scorpion (Taurulus bubalis)

: Blood star (Henricia leviuscula) and star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)

: Edible crab

: Devonshire cup-coral (Caryophyllia smithii)

: Dahlia anemones and nudibranch (sea slug)

: Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)

: Light-bulb tunicates (Clavelina huntsmani)

: Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)

: Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber)

: Common sunstar (Crossaster papposus)

: Dead-men’s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

: Dead-men’s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

: Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella)

: Blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii)

: Kelp

: Seven-armed starfish (Luidia ciliaris)

: Close-up of dead men’s fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

: Shorthorn sculpin (also called father lasher or bull rout, Myoxocephalus scorpius)

: Sea Urchin, Dead-men’s Fingers and Kelp

: Spiny Squat Lobster

: Common sunstar (Crossaster papposus)

: Lythe (Pollack, Pollachius polachius)

: Nudibranch (seaslug)

: Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis)

: Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

: Devonshire cup-coral (Caryophyllia smithii)

: Sandalled anemone (Actinothoe sphyrodeta)

: Dahlia anemones (Urticina felina)

: Common sunstar (Crossaster papposus)

: Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula)

: Flatfish

: Nudibranch (sea slug)

: Dead men’s fingers and kelp

: Spiny lobster

: Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella)

: Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella)

: Plaice

: Spiny lobster and kelp

: Black brittlestar (Ophiocoma erinaceus)

: Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)

: Lobster

: Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

: Sea anemone

: Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina)