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Frederiksted Beach

Saint Croix District, United States Virgin Islands · United States Virgin Islands

What have people found?

Yellow tube sponge, scattered pore rope sponge and giant barrel sponge turn up here more than at our other rock pools. West indian fuzzy chiton, sally lightfoot crab and caribbean christmas tree worm are the usual finds. ~96 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Frederiksted Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:230.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark4:500.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark5:080.1 m

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Frederiksted Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

West Indian Fuzzy ChitonAcanthopleura granulata
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Caribbean Christmas Tree WormSpirobranchus giganteus
Atlantic Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Scattered Pore Rope SpongeAmphimedon nodosa
Giant Barrel SpongeXestospongia muta
Yellowline Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Brazilian Reef OctopusOctopus insularis
Lettuce Sea SlugElysia crispata
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Giant AnemoneCondylactis gigantea
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Atlantic Long-spined Sea UrchinDiadema antillarum
Yellow Tube SpongeAplysina fistularis
Bearded FirewormHermodice carunculata
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