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Punta Gorgo Salato

Palermo, Sicilia · Italy

What have people found?

Mediterranean beadlet anemone and turbinate monodont turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Spotted seahare, nimble spray crab and mauve stinger are the usual finds. ~47 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Punta Gorgo Salato for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~6:00in the dark~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~8:00in 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?

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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 Punta Gorgo Salato?

Species records from iNaturalist

spotted seahareAplysia dactylomela
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Black sea urchinArbacia lixula
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Paralcyonium spinulosumParalcyonium spinulosum
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
European Tadpole ShrimpTriops cancriformis
Red TubewormSerpula vermicularis
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