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Cala de las Melvas

Campo de Cartagena y Mar Menor, Región de Murcia · Spain

What have people found?

Mediterranean rock shrimp, cigar jelly and atlantic white-spotted octopus turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Fried egg jelly, variable sea cucumber and common octopus are the usual finds. ~109 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Cala de las Melvas for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:00~10:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~10:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:30~12:00

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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 meters away.
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 Cala de las Melvas?

Species records from iNaturalist

Fried Egg JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Atlantic White-spotted OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mediterranean rock shrimpSicyonia carinata
Cigar JellyOlindias muelleri
Isarachnanthus maderensisIsarachnanthus maderensis
Spiny Fan MusselPinna rudis
Caramote prawnPenaeus kerathurus
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
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