Camp Emerald Bay

★★★★☆ (337)

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

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 7

Sea Lion

4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

2 Sightings
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Garibaldi Damselfish

32 Sightings
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Total number of species: 55

Lobster

14 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

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