Coastal Rockpool

Coastal Rockpool is an interactive touch pool where visitors can gently handle sea stars, hermit crabs, and other tidal zone invertebrates. Trained aquarists guide the experience, teaching visitors about the remarkable adaptations that allow these animals to survive the harsh conditions of the intertidal zone.

Rocky intertidal zones are among the most dynamic habitats on Earth, where organisms must withstand crashing waves, extreme temperature swings, and alternating periods of submersion and exposure to air. The animals that thrive here have evolved extraordinary adaptations that scientists study to understand resilience and stress tolerance.