Gardner Bay
Cantón San Cristóbal, Galápagos · Ecuador
What have people found?
Pronghorn spiny lobster, sandy sea cucumber and galápagos reef octopus turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Sally lightfoot crab, chocolate chip sea star and fire tentacle anemone are the usual finds. ~56 distinct species have been recorded here.
What is the best time to visit today?
Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.Lowest tide at , download the app to see the weekly schedule.Lowest tide occurs at , in the dark, download the app to see the weekly schedule for a better time.
See low tide times at Gardner Bay for the next three days
- Sun, Nov 15in the dark~12:00 AMin the dark~12:00 PM
- Mon, Nov 16in the dark~1:00 AMin the dark~1:00 PM
- Tue, Nov 17in the dark~2:00 AMin the dark~2:00 PM
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
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When do people visit?
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Most observations come from February and June.
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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code
What lives at Gardner Bay?
Species records from iNaturalist
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Chocolate Chip Sea StarNidorellia armata
Fire Tentacle AnemoneBunodosoma grande
Panamic Cushion StarPentaceraster cumingi
Ecuadorian Hermit CrabCoenobita compressus
Orange Cup CoralTubastraea coccinea
Galapagos Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris galapagensis
Lytechinus semituberculatusLytechinus semituberculatus
Galápagos Reef OctopusOctopus oculifer
Pronghorn Spiny LobsterPanulirus penicillatus
Blue Sea StarPhataria unifascialis
Red Sun StarHeliaster cumingi
Rough-ribbed NeriteNerita scabricosta
Columbella fuscataColumbella fuscata
Sandy Sea CucumberHolothuria inornata
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Every organism named, every visit logged to your journal.
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