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Farol

Faro · Portugal

What have people found?

Red comb star, rough cockle and east atlantic sally lightfoot crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Marbled crab, european common cuttlefish and white italian snail are the usual finds. ~51 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Farol for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00in the dark~0:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~13:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~1:00~14:00

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?

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 Farol?

Species records from iNaturalist

Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Red Comb StarAstropecten aranciacus
Rough CockleAcanthocardia tuberculata
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Montagu's Stellate BarnacleChthamalus montagui
Milk SnailOtala lactea
Sooty SeahareAplysia fasciata
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