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Punta de Migjorn

Spain

What have people found?

Snakelocks anemone, mediterranean red sea star and mauve stinger are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta de Migjorn 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 June.

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 Punta de Migjorn?

Species records from iNaturalist

snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Mermaid's wine glassAcetabularia acetabulum
Cratena SlugCratena peregrina
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterScyllarides latus
Basque BeretCodium bursa
PennyweedHalimeda tuna
Smooth Sea StarHacelia attenuata
Spirastrella cunctatrixSpirastrella cunctatrix
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Ghost AeolidParaflabellina gabinierei
Ericaria zosteroidesEricaria zosteroides
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