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Martigues

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Common atlantic bubble, spindle euthria and atlantic black sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Common octopus, prideaux's hermit crab and arcangeli's pill woodlouse are the usual finds. ~160 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Martigues for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:30in the dark~20:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:00in the dark~21:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~6:30in the dark~22:00

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 December.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Martigues?

Species records from iNaturalist

Tudorella sulcataTudorella sulcata
Elysia timidaElysia timida
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Prideaux's Hermit CrabPagurus prideaux
Arcangeli's Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium arcangelii
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Common Atlantic BubbleBulla striata
Spindle EuthriaEuthria cornea
Dendrodoris limbataDendrodoris limbata
Berthellina edwardsiiBerthellina edwardsii
Rhyssoplax olivaceaRhyssoplax olivacea
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Atlantic Black Sea CucumberHolothuria forskali
Sea StrawberryAplidium elegans
Mediterranean bonnet snailSemicassis undulata
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