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Kaingaroa

Chatham Islands · New Zealand

What have people found?

Triangle crab, green top snail and paua spider crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Queen paua, mottled brittle star and variable chiton are the usual finds. ~84 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Kaingaroa for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~5:30~18:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~6:30~19:00
  3. Wed 18 Nov~7:00~19:30

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?

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 Kaingaroa?

Species records from iNaturalist

Queen PauaHaliotis australis
Mottled Brittle StarOphionereis fasciata
Variable ChitonIschnochiton maorianus
Hairy Seaweed CrabNotomithrax ursus
Cellana oliveriCellana oliveri
Triangle crabEurynolambrus australis
Snakeskin ChitonSypharochiton pelliserpentis
Eleven-armed Sea StarCoscinasterias muricata
Cook's TurbanCookia sulcata
Henricia aucklandiaeHenricia aucklandiae
Green Top SnailCoelotrochus viridis
Spotted Top SnailDiloma aethiops
Siphonaria australisSiphonaria australis
Lessonia tholiformisLessonia tholiformis
Paua Spider CrabElamena producta
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