Arms: Bendy wavy Or and Vert issuant from the dexter chief a Chevron wavy throughout semy of Roundels counterchanged.
Crest (upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Vert): Upon a Rock proper encrusted with Sea Urchins Or and Purpure a Labrador sejant Sable holding in its mouth a gathering of Bladder Wrack Vert.
Dr Frederick Gavin Hardy is a noted phycologist and historian of ancient botany.