Octocoral Recruitment surveys on transects at 6 sites on the south shore of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 2021 and 2022

This dataset represents octocoral recruitment censuses conducted on survey transects at 6 sites Booby Rock (18° 18.176' N; 064° 42.626' W), Grootpan Bay (previously noted as E Cabritte or East Cabritte 18° 18.551 ' N: 0.64° 43.129' W), Europa (18° 19.003' N; 064° 43.796' W), Tektite (18° 18.775' N; 064° 43.796' W), Deep Tektite (18° 18.582’ N, 064° 43.371 W), Yawzi (18° 18.912’ N, 064° 43.500’ W) on the south shore of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands between 2021 and 2022.