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Praia de Dona Ana

Faro · Portugal

What have people found?

Pink plate weeds, titan isopod and pelican's-foot turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Marbled crab, strawberry anemone and warty crab are the usual finds. ~88 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia de Dona Ana 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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 150 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 Praia de Dona Ana?

Species records from iNaturalist

Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Milk SnailOtala lactea
Great ScallopPecten maximus
Anomia ephippiumAnomia ephippium
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Northwest Pacific brown algaRugulopteryx okamurae
Titan isopodPorcellio hoffmannseggii
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Pelican's-footAporrhais pespelecani
Pink Plate WeedsLithophyllum incrustans
Semicassis saburonSemicassis saburon
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
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