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Magang Intertidal Zone

新北市 · Taiwan

What have people found?

Peron's pleurobranch, warty seacat and black doris turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Eyed seahare, brown-lined paperbubble and lined seahare are the usual finds. ~487 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Magang Intertidal Zone for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Novin the dark~5:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~6:00in the dark~19:30
  3. Wed 18 Nov~7:00in the dark~20:30

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 April and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 400 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 Magang Intertidal Zone?

Species records from iNaturalist

Eyed SeahareAplysia oculifera
Brown-lined PaperbubbleHydatina physis
Lined SeahareStylocheilus striatus
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Black DorisDendrodoris nigra
Blunt-end SeahareDolabella auricularia
Left-handed Hermit CrabCalcinus laevimanus
Walking SeahareAplysia juliana
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina
Peron's PleurobranchPleurobranchus peronii
Yellow-footed Hermit CrabClibanarius virescens
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosum
Warty SeacatDolabrifera dolabrifera
Vayssierea felisVayssierea felis
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
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