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East End Beach

Mobile County, Alabama · United States

What have people found?

Transverse ark, western gulf stone crab and lady-in-waiting venus turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic ghost crab, thinstripe hermit crab and wharf louse are the usual finds. ~134 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at East End Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov12:450.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov13:050.0 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov13:110.1 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 October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 100 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 East End Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Thinstripe Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatus
Wharf LouseLigia exotica
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Transverse ArkAnadara transversa
Lettered OliveOliva sayana
Lady-in-waiting VenusChionopsis intapurpurea
Ponderous ArkNoetia ponderosa
Eastern AugerNeoterebra dislocata
Giant Atlantic CockleDinocardium robustum
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Blood ArkLunarca ovalis
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
White Baby EarSinum perspectivum
Western Gulf Stone CrabMenippe adina
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