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Parmele Isles

New Hanover County, North Carolina · United States

What have people found?

Three-tooth carditid, eastern auger and dwarf lion's mane jelly turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Florida cross-barred venus, blood ark and eastern oyster are the usual finds. ~89 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Parmele Isles for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:190.4 min the dark17:350.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark5:140.4 min the dark18:310.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov6:260.4 min the dark19:250.3 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 March and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Parmele Isles?

Species records from iNaturalist

Florida Cross-barred VenusChione elevata
Blood ArkLunarca ovalis
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Ponderous ArkNoetia ponderosa
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Dwarf Lion's Mane JellyCyanea versicolor
Eastern AugerNeoterebra dislocata
Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Atlantic Calico ScallopArgopecten gibbus
Three-tooth CarditidPleuromeris tridentata
Giant Atlantic CockleDinocardium robustum
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