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Amed

Bali · Indonesia

What have people found?

Anemone hermit crab, indian caloria and coconut octopus turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Blue linckia, tryon's hypselodoris and pillow cushion star are the usual finds. ~297 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 Amed for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00in the dark~23:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~12:00

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 July and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 700 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 Amed?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoni
Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Golden Sea SquirtPolycarpa aurata
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Anemone Hermit CrabDardanus pedunculatus
Banded Sea UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Indian CaloriaCaloria indica
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Granulated Sea StarChoriaster granulatus
Three-lobed T-bar NudibranchCeratosoma trilobatum
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
Coconut OctopusAmphioctopus marginatus
Seastar ShrimpZenopontonia soror
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