St. Croix East End Marine Park

The St. Croix East End Marine Park was developed and adopted by Virgin Islanders to protect and conserve our coral reefs.  As we know, whatever we do on our coastline affects our ocean.  

Taking too many fish, leaving garbage on the beach, and taking sea turtle eggs damages our marine life.  A marine park will help us protect our environment by managing our activities.  

The park will surround the East End of the island and protect animals where they live.  With the marine park we will be able to enjoy our marine life now and with our families in the future.   

Our park has hundreds of marine animals and fish!  Some of the most common are corals, octopus, barracuda, parrotfish, endangered sea turtles, and angelfish.  These animals live in the major Park Ecosystems, such as coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, and turtle nesting beaches.   

Want to explore more?  Read up on St. Croix’s environment with these fact files from the Division of Fish and Wildlife.  Get eye to eye with these photos of coral reef marine life.