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Praia Vasco da Gama

Setúbal · Portugal

What have people found?

Jewel anemone, marbled crab and rockpool prawn are the usual finds. ~28 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Diamante, 57 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Praia Vasco da Gama for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~12:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~0:00~13:00
  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 200 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 Vasco da Gama?

Species records from iNaturalist

Jewel AnemoneCorynactis viridis
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Green OrmerHaliotis tuberculata
Felimare villafrancaFelimare villafranca
Striped false limpetSiphonaria pectinata
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare
Pink Sea FanEunicella verrucosa
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Decollate SnailRumina decollata
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
Hairy Porcelain CrabPorcellana platycheles
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