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Plage d'Anse des Châteaux

Saint-François, Guadeloupe · Guadeloupe

What have people found?

Zebra periwinkle, spotted periwinkle and tiger lucine turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Caribbean land hermit crab, sally lightfoot crab and west indian fuzzy chiton are the usual finds. ~46 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 Plage d'Anse des Châteaux for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~2:30~16:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~3:30~18:00

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 January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Plage d'Anse des Châteaux?

Species records from iNaturalist

Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Bleeding Tooth NeriteNerita peloronta
Echinolittorina tuberculataEchinolittorina tuberculata
Finger CoralPorites porites
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoides
Zebra PeriwinkleEchinolittorina ziczac
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Four-toothed NeriteNerita versicolor
Beaded PeriwinkleCenchritis muricatus
Lesser Starlet CoralSiderastrea radians
Tiger LucineCodakia orbicularis
Checkered NeriteNerita tessellata
Spotted PeriwinkleEchinolittorina meleagris
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