Tides / Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente-Maritime
Tides: Île de Ré, Pointe des Baleines
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Go down onto the platform by the lighthouse at low water. Watch out for slippery weed and head back before the tide starts to rise.
What you can find
crabs, anemones, sea snails, starfish, wracks
What to do: rockpooling, mussels, wildlife watching
Shellfish and sanitary status: Gathering for your own use is allowed within national sizes and the Charente-Maritime limits. The sanitary status of sites is published by ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine and bans by the prefecture.
Rules and safety
National sizes apply, plus the limits and bans of the Charente-Maritime prefecture. To the east lies the Lilleau des Niges nature reserve; do not enter it. Your catch must not be sold.
About the place
Pointe des Baleines is the north-west tip of the Île de Ré, with the Phare des Baleines lighthouse. Low tide uncovers a flat rock platform full of pools. It is a popular shore gathering spot on the Atlantic coast.
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