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Platja des Caló d'en Monjo

Serra de Tramuntana, Illes Balears · Spain

What have people found?

European squid, fried egg jelly and chocolate-band snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mediterranean red sea star, nimble spray crab and common octopus are the usual finds. ~50 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Platja des Caló d'en Monjo for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~3:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~4:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~4:30

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 May and August.

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 des Caló d'en Monjo?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
European SquidLoligo vulgaris
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Chocolate-band SnailEobania vermiculata
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Fried Egg JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Sooty SeahareAplysia fasciata
White Spot CucumberHolothuria poli
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
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