US Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · Caribbean
Three distinct islands — St. John, St. Croix, and St. Thomas — offer a spectrum of Caribbean diving from protected national park reefs to dramatic deep canyon walls draped in black coral.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
19 species across the dive sites here
Caribbean Land Hermit Crab
Seen 21 days ago
at Salt River Canyon
Pearly-Eyed Thrasher
Seen 23 days ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen 26 days ago
at Trunk Bay
Endangered
Crested Anole
Seen 1 month ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
Saint Croix Anole
Seen 1 month ago
at Salt River Canyon
Least concern
Atlantic Blue Tang
Seen 1 month ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
Blue Tang
Seen 1 month ago
at Coki Beach
Least concern
Green Moray
Seen 1 month ago
at Salt River Canyon
Least concern
Sergeant Major
Seen 1 month ago
at Coki Beach
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Buck Island National Monument
Critically endangered
Queen Parrotfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
French Angelfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Trunk Bay
Least concern
Nurse Shark
Seen 2 months ago
at Salt River Canyon
Vulnerable
Atlantic Tarpon
Seen 2 months ago
at Buck Island National Monument
Vulnerable
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Seen 3 months ago
at Coki Beach
Least concern
Elkhorn Coral
Seen 8 months ago
at Buck Island National Monument
Critically endangered
Nassau Grouper
Seen Mar 2024
at Buck Island National Monument
Critically endangered
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Salt River Canyon
Dive sites
Trunk Bay
french angelfish · spotted eagle ray · queen parrotfish · caribbean land hermit crab
Salt River Canyon
black coral · nurse shark · spotted eagle ray · green moray
Coki Beach
sergeant major · caribbean reef octopus · blue tang · pearly-eyed thrasher
Buck Island National Monument
green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · elkhorn coral · nassau grouper