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Mannin Bay Coral Strand

County Galway, Conamara Municipal District · Ireland

What have people found?

Furbelows, common european limpet and saw wrack turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Compass jelly, variegated scallop and warty venus clam are the usual finds. ~32 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Mannin Bay Coral Strand for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~2:00~15:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~3:00~16:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~4:00~17:00

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 March and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Mannin Bay Coral Strand?

Species records from iNaturalist

Compass JellyChrysaora hysoscella
Variegated ScallopMimachlamys varia
Warty Venus ClamVenus verrucosa
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
FurbelowsSaccorhiza polyschides
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
WakameUndaria pinnatifida
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
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