St John's, Canada
Capelin Roll onto the Beach
Only Beach water temperature; capelin only spawn on the sand within a narrow temperature band, so the roll can arrive weeks early or late and lasts only a few days on any one beach
Access: guided
Where to see it
- Middle Cove — primary_viewing
- Bonavista — primary_viewing
Capelin come ashore in their millions to spawn in beach gravel, close enough that locals scoop them up in buckets and nets. Whales, cod and seabirds follow them right into the shallows.