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Praia da Mareta

Faro · Portugal

What have people found?

Sea comb, titan isopod and milk snail turn up here more than at our other tide pools. White italian snail, northwest pacific brown alga and marbled crab are the usual finds. ~150 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia da Mareta for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~12:00 PMin the dark~12:00 AM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~1:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~1:00 AM~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

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from May and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 0.4 miles 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Praia da Mareta?

Species records from iNaturalist

White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Northwest Pacific brown algaRugulopteryx okamurae
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratus
HarpoonweedAsparagopsis armata
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Sphaerococcus coronopifoliusSphaerococcus coronopifolius
Milk SnailOtala lactea
red sea plumeAsparagopsis taxiformis
Strawberry AnemoneActinia fragacea
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Sea CombPlocamium cartilagineum
Mediterranean MusselMytilus galloprovincialis
Rhizostoma luteumRhizostoma luteum
Titan isopodPorcellio hoffmannseggii
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