Walking on Formby Beach the Irish Sea laps onto the red sandy beach - today we are looking at Mermaid Purse - the local name for egg cases that carry the egg of Rays, Skates and dog fish otherwise known as cat sharks .

Here Formby Podcast interviews Maya Harries from The Ray Project - instagram @therayproject Maya talks us through the life cycle of a Ray, the type of ray we would find off Formby . She describes cat sharks and Thornback Ray

Thanks to The Ray Project for sharing their information and teaching us to be aware of mermaids purse on the shore line.

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