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Nandgaon

Murud Taluka, Maharashtra · India

What have people found?

Goose barnacle, plain sand star and banded-leg swimming crab are the usual finds. ~45 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Colaba, 67 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Nandgaon for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~9:30in the dark~21:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00in the dark~22:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~12:30in the dark~23:30

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 October.

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 Nandgaon?

Species records from iNaturalist

Goose BarnacleLepas anserifera
Plain Sand StarAstropecten indicus
Banded-leg swimming crabCharybdis annulata
Lined Moon SnailTanea lineata
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
Indo-Pacific Swimming CrabCharybdis hellerii
military phidianaCaloria militaris
Long-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius longitarsus
Oliva olivaOliva oliva
Pearly Sea AnemoneParacondylactis sinensis
Ringed phidianaPhidiana anulifera
Hoof-shield limpetScutus unguis
Tropical PeriwinklePlanaxis sulcatus
Bladder Moon SnailNeverita didyma
Striped Green Sea AnemoneDiadumene lineata
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