beachcombing beaches

Wouldn't it be great if there was this many seashells for you to choose from on every beach? This was taken at the south east corner of Anegada, where the pile of conch shells is tremendous. There are many conch piles around Anegada. The reason that they are all piled together is because when the fishermen harvest them, if they throw back the shells in the conch bed, the other conch will leave. Hence, they clean them at designated spots. There are a couple spots other than Anegada that you can find conch shells. There is an old guy selling them in Bitter End, North Sound from his fishing boat that has been doing it for decades, he comes around along about sunset. Ask your crew where there secret spots are, I am sure they will have some!

I have marked the spots on the chart below that you can find conch shells, both in and out of the water.

conch collecting map

other favorite shelling spots

Anywhere along the beaches of Anegada

Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda.

Savannah Bay at Virgin Gorda.

Great Dog. North Sice.

George Dog. South east point.

North Bay. Guana Island.

North Bay. Great Camanoe.

Moveable sand spit at Necker Island. You won't find a lot of shells, but any you do find are likely to be spectacular.

Back beaches at Ginger Island.

Hallsover Bay at Cooper Island. Walk over the narrow strip to the windward side. Wear something on your feet! There will be a lot of garbage and plastic on any of the windward sides, but also great shelling. Favorite spot!

Dead Chest. Go over along the north side. You can get on shore by the south west corner. Favorite spot!

Salt Island anchorage. Just in the very shallows and lots of little shells on beach.

South sound on Salt Island. Go around back of Salt Island, and you can get a dinghy into the sound, by watching. Right in the middle of the entrance there is a spot to take a dinghy through. Very interesting to walk all over here, and one of the few places where you can get reachable coconuts off the trees that are bent over. favorite spot, and very good snorkeling as well.

Money Bay on the back side of Norman Island. Occasionally a larger one or two around.

Diamond Cay, Jost Van Dyke. Walk around to the other side where the old brothel is.

Sandy Spit. Not too much, as it is heavily visited.

Any of the North Shore Beaches on Tortola have shells when you can get on them.