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Spiaggia di Cala Minnola

Trapani, Sicilia · Italy

What have people found?

Turbinate monodont, hairy ark and bearded fireworm are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Spiaggia di Cala Minnola for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~5:30in the dark~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~6:30in the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~7:30in the dark~21:30

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 July and September.

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 Spiaggia di Cala Minnola?

Species records from iNaturalist

Turbinate MonodontPhorcus turbinatus
Hairy ArkBarbatia barbata
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Pig-tooth CoralBalanophyllia europaea
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Sulphur Boring SpongeCliona celata
Pale Orange Crater SpongeHemimycale columella
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Mediterranean Cone SnailConus ventricosus
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinis
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