Gula skären
Västra Götalands län · Sweden
What have people found?
Sea vase, common sea star and european common cuttlefish turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Lion's mane jelly, common periwinkle and european green crab are the usual finds. ~30 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from June and July.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 800 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 Gula skären?
Species records from iNaturalist
Lion's Mane JellyCyanea capillata
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Common Sea StarAsterias rubens
Sea VaseCiona intestinalis
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus
Common Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Striped Green Sea AnemoneDiadumene lineata
Brown ShrimpCrangon crangon
Rockpool PrawnPalaemon elegans
Blow LugwormArenicola marina
Sap-sucking SlugElysia viridis
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