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West End

Westmoreland · Jamaica

What have people found?

Paired-bell siphonophore, west indian fuzzy chiton and atlantic rock-boring urchin are the usual finds. ~19 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 West End for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~6:00in the dark~21:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~7:30in the dark~22:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~9:00in 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 January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 600 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 West End?

Species records from iNaturalist

Paired-Bell SiphonophoreAgalma okenii
West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Caribbean Land Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatus
Common SiphonophoreNanomia bijuga
Yellow FanwormNotaulax occidentalis
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarum
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Purple Sea FanGorgonia ventalina
Giant AnemoneCondylactis gigantea
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Widemouth RocksnailPlicopurpura patula
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