Platja del Cros
Alt Empordà, Catalunya · Spain
What have people found?
Rough star shell, stinker sponge and yellow umbrella slug turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common octopus, gold sponge and mediterranean red sea star are the usual finds. ~336 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Anse Sainte-Catherine, 15 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from August and September.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 500 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 del Cros?
Species records from iNaturalist
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Gold SpongeAplysina aerophoba
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
red sea squirtHalocynthia papillosa
Yellow Umbrella SlugTylodina perversa
Kidney SpongeChondrosia reniformis
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Red TubewormSerpula vermicularis
Green SpoonwormBonellia viridis
Elysia timidaElysia timida
Green OrmerHaliotis tuberculata
Rough Star ShellBolma rugosa
Oyster SpongeCrambe crambe
Stinker SpongeSarcotragus fasciculatus
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