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Tufts Point

Saint John County, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick · Canada

What have people found?

Ten-ridged whelk, hornwrack and tortoiseshell limpet turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Common periwinkle, atlantic dogwhelk and common whelk are the usual finds. ~28 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Modeled while the St Martins gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Tufts Point for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~10:00 AMin the dark~10:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~10:30 AMin the dark~11:00 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~11:30 AMin the dark~12:00 AM

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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 500 feet 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 Tufts Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Northern Acorn BarnacleSemibalanus balanoides
Tortoiseshell LimpetTestudinalia testudinalis
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
HornwrackFlustra foliacea
Flat PeriwinkleLittorina obtusata
Ten-ridged WhelkNeptunea decemcostata
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Jonah CrabCancer borealis
RockweedFucus distichus
Soft-shelled ClamMya arenaria
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