← Rock Pool Directory/ Italy/ Parco naturale regionale di Portofino

Parco naturale regionale di Portofino

Liguria · Italy

What have people found?

Violescent sea-whip, kidney sponge and oyster sponge turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mauve stinger, mediterranean red sea star and mediterranean beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~57 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 Parco naturale regionale di Portofino for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~20:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~21:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~22:00

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?

JFMAMJJASOND

Most observations come from June and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid 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 Parco naturale regionale di Portofino?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Kidney SpongeChondrosia reniformis
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
Oyster SpongeCrambe crambe
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Violescent Sea-whipParamuricea clavata
Basque BeretCodium bursa
Mediterranean LimpetPatella caerulea
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Mermaid's wine glassAcetabularia acetabulum
Barrel JellyRhizostoma pulmo
Leopard Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Scan this rock pool on your next visit.

Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.