Once a month we will be sharing a marine species reported via the Fair Isle Marine WhatsApp group. This group is a space for community members and visitors to the isle to share any interesting marine finds. These reports also contribute to marine species records for Fair Isle to help monitor changes in biodiversity.
This month we have this fabulous find by Luca which was spotted at Muckle Uri Geo during one of the Fair Isle Primary School’s regular beach cleans. We think this is a sea bean or sea heart (Entada gigas) a species of flowering pea native to Central and Northern South America, the Caribbean and Africa characterised by its large, buoyant seedpods 
It’s incredible to think how far this seedpod has travelled across oceans before landing on Fair Isle’s shorelines!
Well done to Luca and the Fair Isle Primary School for their fantastic efforts as always 