Mnemba Island
Tanzania
What have people found?
Peacock-tail anemone shrimp, western indian ocean crown-of-thorns and domino nudibranch turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Day octopus, loch's chromodoris and small giant clam are the usual finds. ~68 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Mnemba Island for the next three days
- Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30in the dark~13:30
- Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00in the dark~14:30
- Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00in the dark~15:30
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from February and October.
What should you know before visiting?
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 Mnemba Island?
Species records from iNaturalist
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochi
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Western Indian Ocean crown-of-thornsAcanthaster mauritiensis
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Graeffe's Sea CucumberPearsonothuria graeffei
Peacock-tail Anemone ShrimpAncylocaris brevicarpalis
Domino NudibranchPhyllidiella zeylanica
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora verrucosa
Granulated Sea StarChoriaster granulatus
Halgerda indotessellataHalgerda indotessellata
Conglomeratusclera coeruleaConglomeratusclera coerulea
Magnificent Sea AnemoneRadianthus magnifica
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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