Rock Pooling: Unexpected creatures of the intertidal

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Friday, 4 March 2016

Unexpected creatures of the intertidal: Featherstar

A video of a featherstar (Antedon bifida) found on the intertidal of St. Martins, Isles of Scilly.

Rock Pooling Etiquette

Rock pooling is a fun and fascinating activity and it is important to respect the marine organisms you encounter.

The best time to go rock pooling is at low tide when the intertidal zone is exposed. The intertidal zone is the area of the shore that is covered and exposed by the sea as it rises and falls. It experiences daily fluctuations in environmental conditions and the creatures that live there will have
positioned themselves to reduce the extremes they must endure. Therefore it is important to return creatures to the place that you found them and to return any boulders or seaweeds you may have overturned in your pursuit.