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Santuario Islas de la Bahía de Chamela

Mexico

What have people found?

Flame sea cucumber, arched box crab and alexander's spiny brittle star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ecuadorian hermit crab, sally lightfoot crab and needle sea urchin are the usual finds. ~78 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Santuario Islas de la Bahía de Chamela for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~19:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~22:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~13:30in the dark~23:00

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 January and November.

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 Santuario Islas de la Bahía de Chamela?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Needle Sea UrchinDiadema mexicanum
Central American Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra vanbrunti
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialis
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingi
Rose Flower UrchinToxopneustes roseus
Pyramid Sea StarPharia pyramidata
Flame Sea CucumberCucumaria flamma
slate pencil urchinEucidaris thouarsii
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Brown Sea CucumberIsostichopus fuscus
Chocolate Chip Sea StarNidorellia armata
Alexander's Spiny Brittle StarOphiocomella alexandri
Arched Box CrabCalappa convexa
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