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Platja de l'Illa Mateua

Baix Empordà, Catalunya · Spain

What have people found?

Grey leather sponge, common antler sponge and kidney sponge turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Gold sponge, mediterranean red sea star and cratena slug are the usual finds. ~172 distinct species have been recorded here.

Tide

We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.

View the predicted tide at Cala del Vigatà, 40 kilometers away.

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 400 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 Platja de l'Illa Mateua?

Species records from iNaturalist

Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
red sea squirtHalocynthia papillosa
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Elysia timidaElysia timida
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
Kidney SpongeChondrosia reniformis
Common Antler SpongeAxinella polypoides
Dysidea avaraDysidea avara
Cystodytes dellechiajeiCystodytes dellechiajei
grey leather spongeIrcinia oros
Yellow Cluster AnemoneParazoanthus axinellae
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