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Saxman

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska · United States

What have people found?

Nanaimo dorid, graceful kelp crab and lined chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, purple shore crab and monterey dorid are the usual finds. ~118 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 Saxman for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:442.0 min the dark22:400.8 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov10:502.1 min the dark23:380.9 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov12:142.0 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 May 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 Saxman?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
RockweedFucus distichus
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Graceful Kelp CrabPugettia gracilis
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Nanaimo DoridAcanthodoris nanaimoensis
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