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Sugar Loaf Settlement

San Salvador · Bahamas

What have people found?

King helmet snail, blackback land crab and zombie crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Red cushion sea star, caribbean land hermit crab and west indian fuzzy chiton are the usual finds. ~132 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 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 Sugar Loaf Settlement for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~5:00in the dark~18:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~19:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:00

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 March.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Sugar Loaf Settlement?

Species records from iNaturalist

Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Giant AnemoneCondylactis gigantea
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
West Indian Top ShellCittarium pica
Blackback Land CrabHartnollius lateralis
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
King Helmet SnailCassis tuberosa
Bleeding Tooth NeriteNerita peloronta
Beaded PeriwinkleCenchritis muricatus
Zombie CrabGecarcinus ruricola
Four-toothed NeriteNerita versicolor
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalina
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