Drrich2, did the pier have negatives, other than tight pilings? I’m hoping the pier is teeming after a year with no cruise ships.
Good morning rmorgan,
If you're like me and like to take your time and hunt for critters you could do multiple dives on the pier and "the dolphins" off to the side. We absolutely love this site! Pillers are spaced well away from each other on the main pier, the dolphins pillars are a bit tighter but manageable. Just to give you an idea, here's our pier dive description on our website:
Diving St. Croix’s west coast offers one of the Caribbean’s most famous pier dives, the Frederiksted pier. An easy shore dive off St. Croix’s second historical town, Frederiksted, our 1500′ pier dive is a mecca for critters. It’s also a perfect place for photographers to capture macro and wide-angle. Pilings encrusted with corals and sponges give a home to St. Croix’s macro marine life. In between, you can find a large bait ball of scad, schools of snapper, hunting stingrays, and turtles swimming through the sunbeams dancing between the pillars.
Common Sightings: octopus, seahorse, adult and juvenile angelfish, various crabs and shrimp, mantis shrimp, anemone fish, turtles, stingrays, lobster, lionfish, squid, jawfish (frequently brooding), porcupine fish, eels, and many other types of reef fish and critters.
Possible Sightings: eagle rays, frogfish, batfish, flying gurnards, old Chaney (beautifully designed shards of fine China from the 1800s).
Have a great time on island!