Plage Carré Bleu
France métropolitaine · France
What have people found?
Gray sea pen, keys simnia and pink sea fan turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sea pen, prideaux's hermit crab and orange gorgonian are the usual finds. ~166 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Pyramides de l'Île d'Or, 38 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from June and November.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 250 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 Plage Carré Bleu?
Species records from iNaturalist
Cavernularia pusillaCavernularia pusilla
Sea PenVeretillum cynomorium
Aglaja tricolorataAglaja tricolorata
Pleurobranchaea meckeliPleurobranchaea meckeli
Prideaux's Hermit CrabPagurus prideaux
Orange GorgonianLeptogorgia sarmentosa
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Gray Sea PenPteroeides griseum
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Pink Sea FanEunicella verrucosa
Sand Sea StarAstropecten irregularis
Keys SimniaSimnia spelta
Astropecten platyacanthusAstropecten platyacanthus
Jonston's Sand StarAstropecten jonstoni
Caramote prawnPenaeus kerathurus
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