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Vikbukta strand

Nordland · Norway

What have people found?

Knotted wrack, blue mussel and common european limpet are the usual finds. ~17 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Vikbukta strand for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~10:00in the dark~23:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~11:00in the dark~0:00
  3. Tue 17 Nov~12:00

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 July and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 50 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 Vikbukta strand?

Species records from iNaturalist

Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Blue MusselMytilus edulis
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Edible CrabCancer pagurus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Sugar KelpSaccharina latissima
Ocean QuahogArctica islandica
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Northern Horse MusselModiolus modiolus
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