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Balandra

Municipio de La Paz, Baja California Sur · Mexico

What have people found?

Veined olive, alicia's sapsucker and rickett's lined sea hare turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Gulf sun star, diomedes' sapsucker and sally lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~171 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Balandra for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~19:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~20:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin 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 February and December.

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 Balandra?

Species records from iNaturalist

Gulf Sun StarHeliaster kubiniji
Diomedes' SapsuckerElysia diomedea
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
veined oliveOliva spicata
Sea EggTripneustes depressus
Red-tipped Sea GoddessChromolaichma sedna
Sulphur Sea CucumberHolothuria lubrica
Alicia's SapsuckerOxynoe aliciae
slate pencil urchinEucidaris thouarsii
Needle Sea UrchinDiadema mexicanum
Rough-ribbed NeriteNerita scabricosta
Red-leg Hermit CrabCalcinus californiensis
Rickett's Lined Sea HareStylocheilus rickettsi
Cortez Sea AnemoneBunodosoma californicum
Porites panamensisPorites panamensis
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