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Mabini

Mabini, Batangas · Philippines

What have people found?

Dusky nembrotha, slender ceratosoma nudibranch and tryon's hypselodoris turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Chamberlain's nembrotha, miller's nembrotha and willan's chromodoris are the usual finds. ~714 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Mabini for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~10:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:00
  3. Wed 18 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 April and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 550 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 Mabini?

Species records from iNaturalist

Chamberlain's NembrothaNembrotha chamberlaini
Miller's NembrothaNembrotha milleri
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willani
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annae
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryana
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Slender ceratosoma nudibranchCeratosoma gracillimum
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperi
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochi
Thecacera pictaThecacera picta
Three-lobed T-bar NudibranchCeratosoma trilobatum
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoni
Bumpy MexichromisMexichromis multituberculata
Geometric GoniobranchusGoniobranchus geometricus
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