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Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Scaly limpet, austral chiton and green snakelock anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Carpet sea star, lineated cominella and neptune's necklace are the usual finds. ~100 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:30in the dark~22:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~11:30in the dark~23:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and April.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 600 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Marengo Reefs Marine Sanctuary?

Species records from iNaturalist

Carpet Sea StarMeridiastra calcar
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Little Blue PeriwinkleAustrolittorina unifasciata
Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Green Snakelock AnemoneAulactinia veratra
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Elephant SnailScutus antipodes
Austral ChitonIschnochiton australis
Scaly LimpetScutellastra peronii
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