Tuesday 27 October 2015

The 'Thing'

Kilchoan prawn creel fisherman Justin Cameron brought this 'thing' up when he hauled in a prawn creel which was covered with mud. The blue plastic glove is a standard size 9 for scale.

We have no idea what it is. Can anyone help?

Many thanks to Justin for the video.
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  1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 19:50

    Looked like a leech to me and googled sea leech uk and lo and he hold there are uk sea leeches. I hope this helps.

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  2. Hilary27 October 2015 at 22:30

    Certainly looks and behaves like a leech - reminds me of The African Queen!

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  3. Anonymous28 October 2015 at 07:59

    suggest you contact MarLIN for definitive answer: Marine Life Information Network: marlin@mba.ac.uk

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  4. Mary McLauchlan28 October 2015 at 20:59

    sea leeches uk searched on google images comes up with things looking like the one on the glove.

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  5. Jon29 October 2015 at 19:52

    Thank you for all the help. I never imagined that leeches could live in the depths of Scotland's cool waters. I have now warned Justin that, as creel fisherman, he risks being eaten alive by leeches. Jon

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