Let’s tide pool together.

Tide pooling is the act of exploring tide pools and observing the life within them. Unlike the flashy critters of a tropical reef, life in New England’s tide pools is often discreet. With Turning Tides, you have a guide to teach you all about the world between the tides and beyond them- from critter identification to Maine’s maritime culture.

  • Baltic isopods

    Idotea balthica

  • Sea stars

    Asterias spp.

  • Tortoiseshell limpets

    Testudinalia testudinalis

  • Cancer crabs

    Cancer spp.

  • American lobster

    Homarus americanus

  • Green crabs

    Carcinus maenas

  • Periwinkles

    Littorina spp.

  • Sea lemons

    Doris pseudoargus

  • Sea potatoes

    Colpomenia peregrina

  • Emerald green elysia

    Elysia chlorotica

Turning Tides offers private guided tide pooling sessions, community tide pooling events, and other unique opportunities for ocean education.

Come learn with us by booking a private guided tide pooling session or reserving your spot in an upcoming event!

Meet the team

  • Aubrey Jane, MS

    FOUNDER & LEAD GUIDE

    Aubrey has a background in marine science and policy and considers herself an academic mutt. While her master’s thesis focused on the physiology of larval lobsters, she has also worked on ecology-focused projects and studied the human dimensions of marine resources. She is now excited to take on the role of small business owner and tide pool guide, sharing what she’s learned about Maine’s coastal ecosystems with you.

  • Connor Jones, MS

    TIDE POOL GUIDE & RESIDENT BIRD EXPERT

    Connor has a background in ecology and environmental education. He has experience teaching at the college level and in early-childhood settings. Originally from NY, he moved to Maine to pursue a master's degree in marine science. During his two-year thesis project, he investigated how the rapidly warming waters of the Gulf of Maine are impacting a local population of blue mussels.   

  • Delia Carr

    MEDIA COORDINATOR

    Delia drives our visual and communications strategy, drawing on her degree in media production and specializing in video content and photography. She is instrumental in capturing high-quality imagery of tide pool critters and curating the social media content that translates scientific efforts into engaging narratives.