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Cala del Vigatà

Baix Empordà, Catalunya · Spain

What have people found?

Mediterranean mermaid's glove, sponge crab and red papillae dorid turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common octopus, mediterranean red sea star and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~118 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Cala del Vigatà for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~22:30

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 July and September.

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 Cala del Vigatà?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Herbstia condyliataHerbstia condyliata
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Yellow Cluster AnemoneParazoanthus axinellae
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Brown Brittle StarOphioderma longicaudum
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Sponge CrabDromia personata
Red Papillae DoridDiaphorodoris papillata
Elysia timidaElysia timida
Pink CoryphellaEdmundsella pedata
Mediterranean Mermaid's GloveAxinella verrucosa
Atlantic White-spotted OctopusPinnoctopus macropus
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