Where to See Nurse Shark in Virgin Islands National Park

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Nurse Shark sightings in Virgin Islands

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Where Nurse Shark has been reported, from 26 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM17% of the busiest hour1 AM9% of the busiest hour2 AM7% of the busiest hour3 AM11% of the busiest hour4 AM25% of the busiest hour5 AM45% of the busiest hour6 AM63% of the busiest hour7 AM68% of the busiest hour8 AM74% of the busiest hour9 AM77% of the busiest hour10 AM80% of the busiest hour11 AM80% of the busiest hourNoon77% of the busiest hour1 PM77% of the busiest hour2 PM77% of the busiest hour3 PM80% of the busiest hour4 PM85% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PM97% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM91% of the busiest hour9 PM68% of the busiest hour10 PM45% of the busiest hour11 PM28% of the busiest hour

Nurse Shark is most seen 4–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Nurse Shark sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	17%
1 AM	9%
2 AM	7%
3 AM	11%
4 AM	25%
5 AM	45%
6 AM	63%
7 AM	68%
8 AM	74%
9 AM	77%
10 AM	80%
11 AM	80%
Noon	77%
1 PM	77%
2 PM	77%
3 PM	80%
4 PM	85%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	97%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	91%
9 PM	68%
10 PM	45%
11 PM	28%

Where to look

Virgin Islands spots that mention Nurse Shark

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Nurse Shark. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightWaterlemon CayA reef-ringed cay, reached by a real open-water swim.

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62 sightingsBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

35 sightingsGreen Sea TurtleChelonia mydasMost seen 9 AM–5 PMSighting map

32 sightingsAmerican FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

24 sightingsMagnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificensMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map

88 sightingsSouthern StingrayHypanus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

52 sightingsGreat BarracudaSphyraena barracudaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Nurse Shark in Virgin Islands