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Ponta do Garajau

Caniço · Portugal

What have people found?

Arrow crab, kidney sponge and red hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. East atlantic sally lightfoot crab, blunt-tentacled anemone and redbacked cleaner shrimp are the usual finds. ~43 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Ponta do Garajau for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:30in the dark~23:30
  2. Mon 16 Nov~12:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~0:30~13:30

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 June and August.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Ponta do Garajau?

Species records from iNaturalist

East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
Blunt-tentacled AnemoneTelmatactis cricoides
Redbacked Cleaner ShrimpLysmata grabhami
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Patella piperataPatella piperata
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus lanceolatus
Cystoseira humilisCystoseira humilis
Tectarius striatusTectarius striatus
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
Kidney SpongeChondrosia reniformis
Red Hermit CrabDardanus calidus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Stinging Bush HydroidMacrorhynchia philippina
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