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Cannery Point

Unorganized Borough, Alaska · United States

What have people found?

Pacific lion's mane jelly, northern bay mussel and giant california sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mottled star, purple shore crab and rockweed are the usual finds. ~68 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Cannery Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov10:191.9 min the dark23:000.6 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov11:251.9 min the dark23:560.8 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov12:431.8 m

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?

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 Cannery Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
RockweedFucus distichus
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Northern Bay MusselMytilus trossulus
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
giant California sea cucumberApostichopus californicus
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Pacific Lion's Mane JellyCyanea ferruginea
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
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