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Bishops Point

Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada

What have people found?

Northern acorn barnacle, common sea star and knotted wrack turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common periwinkle, arctic green sea urchin and brown-lipped snail are the usual finds. ~11 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet. The water here moves about 0.8 m between high and low.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and July.

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 Bishops Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Atlantic Rock CrabCancer irroratus
Rough PeriwinkleLittorina saxatilis
RockweedFucus distichus
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