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All Territory's Beaches Deemed Safe For Swimming And Fishing, Except Lindquist Beach

ST. CROIX -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources said via press release Friday that all the territory's beaches -- except Lindquist Beach in St. Thomas -- met its water quality standards and are safe for swimming and fishing this weekend, because those beaches did not exceed the established enterococci bacteria threshold. In St. Thomas, they include: Coki Point, Vessup Bay, Brewer’s Bay, Bluebeards, Secret Harbor, Bolongo Bay, Sapphire, Water Bay, Frenchman’s Bay, Hull Bay, Lindbergh Bay and Magen’s Bay. In St. Croix, they are: Stoney Ground, Protestant Cay, Buccaneer, Cramer Park, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Dorsch, Frederiksted Public Beach, Pelican Cove (Comorant), Shoy’s, Rainbow, Cane Bay, Chenay Bay, Princess (Condo Row), A – Mill Harbour, Halfpenny, Princess (Condo Row) and B – Breezez Grapetree Bay. And in St. John, the safe beaches are: Oppenhiemer, Johnson Bay, Frank Bay, Cruz Bay and Great Cruz Bay. High levels of enterococci bacteria and turbidity may b...