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Fair Isle

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom

Photo: Ronnie Robertson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Water bodyAtlantic Ocean

Water temp8–13°C

Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep

About this site

Fair Isle is a dive site near Sandwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, seals, nudibranchs, soft corals, harbor seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 8 to 13 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Edible Sea UrchinEchinus esculentus
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Killer WhaleOrcinus orca
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Devonshire Cup CoralCaryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii
Velvet Swimming CrabNecora puber

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org