St. Abbs

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Some of the most famous dive sites of St. Abbs are just 50m away from the wall of the harbour: “Cathedral Rock”, “Big Green Carr”, “Broad Craig” and “Little Carr”. These sites can be dived as a shore dive from the harbour or other sites can be reached by dive boat.

St. Abbs is a marine park and you can find lobsters, crabs, brittle stars, ordinary seastars, wolf fish, shoaling fish, kelp, sea grasses and rocky canyons.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

18 Sightings
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Common Dolphin

Common Dolphin

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

14 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

13 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 2

Pollock

Pollock

7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 19

Seal

Seal

6 Sightings
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Wolf Eel

Wolf Eel

6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

5 Sightings
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Lion’s Mane Jellyfish

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish

5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

3 Sightings
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Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 30

Sand Eel

Sand Eel

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 30

Stonefish

Stonefish

1 Sightings
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