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West Gulf Place

Baldwin County, Alabama · United States

What have people found?

Scotch bonnet snail, dosinia-like lucine and bay nettle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic ghost crab, florida cross-barred venus and speckled swimming crab are the usual finds. ~80 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at West Gulf Place for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:460.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov10:090.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov10:220.1 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 February and September.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 50 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 West Gulf Place?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Florida Cross-barred VenusChione elevata
Speckled Swimming CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Lettered OliveOliva sayana
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Giant Atlantic CockleDinocardium robustum
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Ponderous ArkNoetia ponderosa
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei
Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
Scotch Bonnet SnailSemicassis granulata
Eastern AugerNeoterebra dislocata
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Dosinia-like LucineCallucina keenae
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