Maketu
Bay of Plenty · New Zealand
What have people found?
Mud whelk, northern siphon whelk and blue green chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Pear bonnet snail, ostrich foot snail and labiate helmet snail are the usual finds. ~98 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have the numbers a tide curve is drawn from for this stretch of coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from March and May.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 300 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 Maketu?
Species records from iNaturalist
Pear Bonnet SnailSemicassis pyrum
Ostrich Foot SnailStruthiolaria papulosa
Labiate Helmet SnailSemicassis labiata
Mud WhelkCominella glandiformis
Tonna tankervilliiTonna tankervillii
Hairy-handed CrabHemigrapsus crenulatus
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Speckled WhelkCominella adspersa
Cat's Eye SnailLunella smaragdus
Blue Green ChitonChiton glaucus
Diloma coracinumDiloma coracinum
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Northern Siphon WhelkPenion sulcatus
New Zealand CockleAustrovenus stutchburyi
New Zealand Half CrabPetrolisthes elongatus
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