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Bat Galim Reef

נפת חיפה, מחוז חיפה · Israel

What have people found?

Persian conch, syrian nun snail and mediterranean bonnet snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mediterranean beadlet anemone, warty crab and snakelocks anemone are the usual finds. ~90 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 Bat Galim Reef for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~7:30in the dark~18:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~8:30in the dark~20:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~10:00in the dark~22:30

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 April and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 500 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 Bat Galim Reef?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
Banded Dye-murexHexaplex trunculus
Persian ConchConomurex persicus
Echinolittorina punctataEchinolittorina punctata
Phorcus articulatusPhorcus articulatus
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Josephine's moon snailNeverita josephinia
Mediterranean bonnet snailSemicassis undulata
Syrian Nun SnailMonacha syriaca
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
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