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Nasese

Rewa, Central · Fiji

What have people found?

Citrus fiddler crab, erroneous cowrie and common box crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Snake sea cucumber, eastern calling fiddler crab and tetragonal fiddler crab are the usual finds. ~40 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Nasese for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~5:30~17:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~6:00~18:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~7:00in the dark~19:30

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 September and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 850 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 Nasese?

Species records from iNaturalist

Snake Sea CucumberSynapta maculata
Eastern Calling Fiddler CrabGelasimus excisa
Tetragonal Fiddler CrabGelasimus tetragonon
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Indo-Pacific Sand StarArchaster typicus
Black Sea CucumberHolothuria leucospilota
Erroneous CowrieErronea errones
Citrus Fiddler CrabAustruca citrus
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Smooth Red-eyed CrabEriphia sebana
Common Box CrabCalappa hepatica
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
White-spotted Hermit CrabDardanus megistos
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina
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