taeangun tour

Tourism and Culture

Tidal Flats

Experiencing the Joy of Ecological Experience and Harvest

There is a place where there is coexistence of terrestrial and marine creatures, and where you can try catching ghost crabs and manila crabs. The tidal flats of Taean present an opportunity for the visitors to engage in an experiential learning experience. The tidal flat gets unveiled at low tide, during which you can catch clams and univalve shells hiding in the ground.

• Organisms Found in the Tidal Flats of Taean
  • Shellfishes: Constricted tagelus, Cyclina sinensis, purple Washington clam, cockles, surf clam, Phacosoma japonica, razor shell, Ferrer’s scallop, abalone, fan mussels
  • Univalve shells: Neptunea arthritica cumingi, Triton shell, Turbo coronata coreensis, Korean common dogwhelk, Bronn's dogwhelk, Buccinum striatissimum, Lischke's top shell, brown turban shell, button shell, moonsnail, Venosa
  • Crabs: Pea ghost crab, sand crab, Stimpson's ghost crab, De Haan's shore crab, Charybdis japonica, Three-spined shore crab, Orithyia sinica, Pugettia quadridens, Manicure ghost crab, globular ghost crab, Helice tridens sheni, ghost crab, Ilyoplax dentimerosa, Hemigrapsus penicillatus
  • Shore plants: Reeds, sea bells, beach silvertop, Ixeris repens, Argusia sibirica (L.) Dandy, Calystegia soldanella, East Asian seepweed, rugosa rose

Villages Offering Tidal Flat Experience