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Le Plat Gousset

France métropolitaine · France

What have people found?

Solid surfclam, japanese littleneck and european bittersweet clam turn up here more than at our other tide pools. European green crab, garden snail and asian shore crab are the usual finds. ~65 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 Le Plat Gousset for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~4:30 AM~5:00 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~5:00 AM~5:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~5:30 AMin the dark~6:00 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 July and November.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Le Plat Gousset?

Species records from iNaturalist

European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Asian Shore CrabHemigrapsus sanguineus
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Common Sea SlaterLigia oceanica
Lined Top ShellPhorcus lineatus
Pacific OysterMagallana gigas
Saw WrackFucus serratus
Atlantic Beadlet AnemoneActinia equina
European Bittersweet ClamGlycymeris glycymeris
Japanese LittleneckRuditapes philippinarum
Solid SurfclamSpisula solida
Dustbin-lid JellyRhizostoma octopus
Gem AnemoneBunodactis verrucosa
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