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Tides
Tips for Monitoring with the Tide
- For the best viewing opportunities, each selected monitoring day should be during a minus tide (for example -1.2 ft). The
lowest tides are best for viewing the greatest number and variety of organisms.
- If you want to record organisms on the entire beach, start before low tide. Watch the clock and move down to the water line
at the predicted low tide time. You will get to see the low tide zone ONLY if the tide that day is close to 0 feet or lower.
- Middle tide zone will be about half way between high and low tide. As the tide goes out or as it is coming in, fill in your
data sheet for middle tide zone.
- Data on the high tide and splash zone (above most barnacles) can be collected at the very end of your monitoring as the tide
is returning.
Tide Information
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