Marine Life of Mumbai Shore Walks
by Coastal Conservation Foundation (CCF)
Intertidal species identification skills
Free guided low-tide walks on Mumbai's intertidal shores, where participants identify marine life and log every sighting on iNaturalist.
Mode
In-Person
Eligibility
Grade 1 to 12
Fee
Free
Duration
About two hours per walk, set by the low tide window
Format
Individual
Time needed
One early morning walk a month, announced a few days in advance
Eligibility
- Grade level
- Grade 1 to 12
- Location
- Nationwide
Prerequisites
- Protective closed footwear suitable for wet rocks
The age policy needs checking before booking for a younger child. Archived walk pages state that all participants must be over fifteen, yet the same pages ask anyone bringing a child to supervise them closely, and the current site invites families. Confirm with the organisers when a walk is announced. Walks need prior registration and places are limited.
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Benefits
- Explore Mumbai's rocky shores at low tide with marine biologists
- Identify tide pool life from sea slugs to octopus
- Add observations to an open-access biodiversity database
- Free to attend, with places confirmed by email
- Volunteer pathway onto the project team
Skills your child builds
How to apply
- 1Follow Marine Life of Mumbai on Instagram or its WhatsApp channel, where walks are announced
- 2Fill the registration form published when a walk is announced
- 3Wait for email confirmation that a place has been given
- 4Reach the shore's meeting point before the stated assembly time
About this opportunity
Marine Life of Mumbai runs free guided walks on the city's intertidal shores at low tide, where participants explore rock pools with marine biologists and record what they find.
Walks are held about once a month and are timed to the spring low tides, so they start early in the morning and last roughly as long as the tide stays out. Participants move across a rocky or sandy shore looking for sea anemones, sponges, hermit crabs, sea slugs, octopus, corals, sea urchins and sea stars, and the walk leaders explain how spring and neap tides work before setting out. Every sighting is photographed and uploaded to iNaturalist, where it joins a freely accessible long-term record of the city's marine life.
Some editions are run separately for first timers and for people returning for a second or third walk. The programme is volunteer-driven and has been documenting Mumbai's shores since 2017, and regular participants can join the volunteer team. Handling animals is not permitted, because several species found on these shores are harmful.
What your child will do
- Guided walk on a rocky or sandy intertidal shore
- Identify tide pool species alongside marine biologists
- Photograph and upload observations to iNaturalist
- Learn how spring and neap tides shape the shore
Mentors & faculty
Walks led by project volunteers and marine biologists, including project coordinator Pradip Patade and project advisor Shaunak Modi.
Academic details
Difficulty: Mixed Levels
What's covered
Walk leaders explain spring and neap tides before setting out, then guide participants across the shore identifying anemones, sponges, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and corals, and show how to photograph and upload an observation so it can be verified by others.
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