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WA37500 Reserve

Western Australia · Australia

What have people found?

Noah's giant clam, crenate swimming crab and fluted giant clam turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mottled lightfoot crab, purple rock crab and horned ghost crab are the usual finds. ~53 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at WA37500 Reserve for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~8:00~19:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~8:30in the dark~20:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~9:30in the dark~21:30

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 May and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 WA37500 Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatus
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Horned Ghost CrabOcypode ceratophthalmus
Crenate Swimming CrabThranita crenata
Smooth Red-eyed CrabEriphia sebana
Fluted Giant ClamTridacna squamosa
Tropical PeriwinklePlanaxis sulcatus
Pleated NeriteNerita plicata
White-speckled SeahareAplysia argus
Noah's Giant ClamTridacna noae
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Brown mesh sea starNardoa galatheae
Spanish DancerHexabranchus sanguineus
Australian Black NeriteNerita atramentosa
Jewelled ChitonAcanthopleura gemmata
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