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Kanawa Island

Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur · Indonesia

What have people found?

Bat volute, bubble-tip anemone and magnificent sea anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Chocolate chip sea star, blue linckia and golden sea squirt are the usual finds. ~43 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 Kanawa Island for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:30in the dark~22:30
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:30
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~0:00~12:00

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 August.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Kanawa Island?

Species records from iNaturalist

Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosus
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Golden Sea SquirtPolycarpa aurata
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosum
Pillow Cushion StarCulcita novaeguineae
Boring Giant ClamTridacna crocea
Bubble-tip AnemoneEntacmaea quadricolor
Bat voluteCymbiola vespertilio
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica
Green Barrel Sea SquirtDidemnum molle
Janus' Brittle StarOphiomastix janualis
Pachyrhynchia cuppressinaPachyrhynchia cuppressina
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanus
Banded Sea UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Goose BarnacleLepas anserifera
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