Camp Emerald Bay

★★★★☆ (357)

Camp Emerald Bay is home to a long time Boy Scouts of America camp and one of the most popular dive sites on Catalina Island. This is an easy entry dive site from the beach with a gently sloping bottom and beautiful kelp forest right offshore.

Clear kelp forests full of kelpfish, opaleye, rockfish, urchins, wrasse, seabass, sheepshead, garibaldi, and more! Look out for batrays, electric rays, sea lions, and occasional dolphin

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 7

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27

Barracuda

Barracuda

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

1 Sightings
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Garibaldi Damselfish

Garibaldi Damselfish

34 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

12 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250

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Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

Lionfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

1 Sightings
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