Mers-les-Bains
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Beaked barnacle, dustbin-lid jelly and common whelk turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic beadlet anemone, pacific oyster and european green crab are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Pointe du Haut Banc, 38 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from July and August.
What should you know before visiting?
Paid parking is about 300 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 Mers-les-Bains?
Species records from iNaturalist
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Beaked BarnacleAustrominius modestus
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Polydora ciliataPolydora ciliata
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber
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