As well as the many shipwrecks found under the waves around the treacherous set of rocks off The Lizard Peninsula called The Manacles, there lies a huge variety of rich rocky reef communities, bright pink maerl beds and other sedimentary habitats. All of these support a diverse marine fauna including spiny lobsters, sea fan anemones, tiny stalked jellyfish and slow growing pink sea fans.
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People who are lucky enough to have dived in and around The Manacles will appreciate why its high quality reefs were one of the reasons why this site was recommended as a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) last year. Intertidal habitats, including its rocky shore communities, were also proposed for protection in this site.