tidal pools
Rocky coast puddles
Tidal pools are small bodies of seawater that collect in rocky depressions along shorelines when the tide recedes.
These isolated pools create miniature ecosystems where creatures like sea anemones, starfish, crabs, and small fish survive between tides: The children spent hours exploring the tidal pools.
Also called tide pools or rock pools.
- barnacleSessile marine crustacean
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- hermit crabCrustacean occupying abandoned shells
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
algae · sea lettuce · microhabitat · intertidal zone · sea anemone · rocky shores · rock crevice · limpets · adaptation · crab · sculpin · chiton · sea urchin · beachcombing · snail · marine biology · coast · shells
- Irish CoastWild Atlantic Way, Connemara, Beara Peninsula, sea cliffs, coastal cliffs
- Portuguese CoastAlgarve, Lagos, Atlantic coast, sandy beaches, coastal cliffs
- South American CoastHumboldt Current, sea lions, penguins, anchovies, fishing industry
- beachbeach, sand, wave, waves, surf
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tides
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
marine environment scale/exposure
tidal poolsopen ocean
Sea far from shore
open sea · deep sea · high seas · ocean depths · offshore waters