Just 24 barnacles recruited to the 48 settlement plates at the April census. The
majority (18/24) were found in the uncleared macroalgal treatment (Table 1).
Recruitment was greatest in May, ranging from 0 to 692 individuals per plate (0–18 22 22 cm ) falling in June to 0–180 individuals per plate (0–4.7 cm ). In both May and
June, recruits were observed at all sites and in all treatments