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Glace Bay

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia · Canada

What have people found?

Common sand dollar, sieve kelp and atlantic jackknife turn up here more than at our other rock pools. West atlantic surfclam, northern moonsnail and eastern oyster are the usual finds. ~42 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Modeled while the Sydney gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Glace Bay for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~17:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~18:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~19:30

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 March and April.

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 Glace Bay?

Species records from iNaturalist

West Atlantic SurfclamSpisula solidissima
Northern MoonsnailEuspira heros
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Atlantic JackknifeEnsis leei
Common Sand DollarEchinarachnius parma
Northern Horse MusselModiolus modiolus
Sieve kelpAgarum clathratum
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Atlantic Rock CrabCancer irroratus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Irish MossChondrus crispus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common CorallineCorallina officinalis
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