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Zona de Proteção Especial das Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico · Portugal

What have people found?

Gulfweed crab, italian sea slater and variable sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other rock pools. East atlantic sally lightfoot crab, tube hermit crab and purple sea star are the usual finds. ~32 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 Zona de Proteção Especial das Lajes do Pico for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~11:00in the dark~23:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~12:00
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~0:00~13:30

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 July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Zona de Proteção Especial das Lajes do Pico?

Species records from iNaturalist

East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus adscensionis
Tube Hermit CrabCalcinus tubularis
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Holothuria mammataHolothuria mammata
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosa
Gulfweed CrabPlanes minutus
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
Tectarius striatusTectarius striatus
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispina
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