Environmental Initiatives
Silver Kings was founded on the principle of ensuring the health of St. Croix's unique Inshore Ecosystem for generations to come. As such, we have made a number of efforts to reduce our operations environmental footprint and impact!
The Nov/Dec 10,000 Piece Challenge
Beach Clean-Up
2025 was an unprecedented year for Sargassum seaweed blooms which float thousands of miles before piling up onshore. During these journeys, the seaweed mats unfortunately act as massive nets trapping debris. When washed ashore, the sargassum naturally breaks down, but the debris from fishing nets to plastic bottles does not. As such, we have launched a mission to remove over 10,000 pieces of Plastic and Debris across our favorite fishing locations to ensure our fishery remains pristine. Currently we have collected over 1,500 pieces of debris (mostly plastics) in the first week of November and are well on pace to achieve 10,000 pieces removed by EOY!
67% Reduction in Hooks Used
No More Treble Hooks!
We have worked tediously to replace every Treble Hook on all of our artificial lures and baits. In their place we put on VMC Inline Single Hooks. This change has increased our catch rates while decreasing the number of punctures our Silver Kings get when caught. It's a Win-Win all around! Say Goodbye to Treble Hooks Forever with Silver Kings
97-99% Reduction in CO2 per Trip
Carbon Footprint Mitigation
Did you know a traditional Fishing Charter boat releases between 1,250 and 3,000lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere each trip! At Silver Kings we are redefining how fishing trips should look in the 21st Century. As all of our Kayaks are 100% human powered, our trips only carbon emission comes from our commute. At just 40lbs of CO2 per trip, we have created a world class fishing experience that is 97-99% less impactful to the Atmosphere and Global Warming
The Largest Database of Inshore Fish Catches in the USVI
Creating the Research Case
There is very little known about St. Croix's Inshore Fishery apart from those who have fished it themselves. As such, we created in-house the first ever Inshore Fisheries database in the US Virgin Islands. We have already collected and analyzed data on nearly 500 inshore gamefish caught over the past decade and are excited to add the fish our clients catch to create the case for additional Research on the Island's unique Inshore Fishery
