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Tifnit

cercle de Biougra دائرة بيوكرى, Souss-Massa ⵙⵓⵙⵙ-ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ سوس-ماسة · Morocco

What have people found?

Warty venus clam, european green crab and atlantic beadlet anemone are the usual finds. ~18 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 Tifnit for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:30in the dark~23:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~12:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30

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 February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 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 Tifnit?

Species records from iNaturalist

Warty Venus ClamVenus verrucosa
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Milk SnailOtala lactea
Goose barnaclePollicipes pollicipes
Honeycomb WormSabellaria alveolata
Black-footed LimpetPatella depressa
European Sting WinkleOcenebra erinaceus
Common Keyhole LimpetDiodora graeca
Warty CocklePapillicardium papillosum
Striped VenusChamelea striatula
Zonaria pyrumZonaria pyrum
Ungulina rubraUngulina rubra
Cloudy Keyhole LimpetFissurella nubecula
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