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Escull d'en Taronger

Menorca, Illes Balears · Spain

What have people found?

Common octopus, mauve stinger and italian sea slater are the usual finds. ~39 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Escull d'en Taronger for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~4:30 AM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~5:00 AM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~6:00 AMin the dark~11:00 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 July.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Escull d'en Taronger?

Species records from iNaturalist

Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Italian Sea SlaterLigia italica
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Green OrmerHaliotis tuberculata
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Mediterranean Beadlet AnemoneActinia mediterranea
Atlantic Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Mermaid's wine glassAcetabularia acetabulum
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster sepositus
Basque BeretCodium bursa
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
European Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianus
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