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Kizimkazi

Kusini, Unguja Kusini · Tanzania

What have people found?

Corrugated coral, blue-eyed hermit crab and lace coral turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Thin-shelled rock crab, red-knobbed sea star and spotted linckia are the usual finds. ~55 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 Kizimkazi for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~12:30 AM~1:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~1:30 AM~2:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~2:30 AM~3:30 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 January and August.

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 Kizimkazi?

Species records from iNaturalist

Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster lincki
Spotted LinckiaLinckia multifora
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Gold Ring CowryMonetaria annulus
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigata
Corrugated CoralPavona varians
Lace CoralPocillopora damicornis
Blue-eyed Hermit CrabDardanus scutellatus
Haliclona cymaeformisHaliclona cymaeformis
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Yellow NipperGeograpsus crinipes
Anemone Porcelain CrabNeopetrolisthes maculatus
Black Longspine UrchinDiadema setosum
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrina
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