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Duhatao

Provincia de Chiloé, Región de Los Lagos · Chile

What have people found?

Purple crab, chilean abalone and large spiny star are the usual finds. ~16 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Playa Isletilla, 69 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Duhatao for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:30~21:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~12:30in the dark~23:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~13:30

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 Duhatao?

Species records from iNaturalist

Purple crabHomalaspis plana
Chilean AbaloneConcholepas concholepas
Large Spiny StarMeyenaster gelatinosus
Paraxanthus barbigerParaxanthus barbiger
Pretty Sea CradleChiton magnificus
spoon lugaMazzaella laminarioides
Hairy-handed CrabHemigrapsus crenulatus
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Common Light-striated Sea StarStichaster striatus
Fissurella nigraFissurella nigra
Petrolisthes violaceusPetrolisthes violaceus
Magellanic UnicornAcanthina monodon
Chaetopleura peruvianaChaetopleura peruviana
Cancellated ClamAmeghinomya antiqua
Lobed AnemoneAntholoba achates
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