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Shelter Point

Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Merten's chiton, bering hermit crab and grainy hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, black leather chiton and pacific hairy hermit crab are the usual finds. ~139 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

Tide

We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet. The water here moves about 1.7 m between high and low.

View the predicted tide at Mace Point, 30 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from May and June.

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 Shelter Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Bering Hermit CrabPagurus beringanus
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
giant California sea cucumberApostichopus californicus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Merten's ChitonLepidozona mertensii
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Grainy Hermit CrabPagurus granosimanus
Noble DoridPeltodoris nobilis
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