Camp Emerald Bay
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 approx.: 7
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Total number of species approx.: 27
Barracuda
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Total number of species approx.: 200
Moray Eel
Garibaldi Damselfish
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Total number of species approx.: 55
Lobster
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species approx.: 350
Damselfish
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Total number of species approx.: 250
Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Angelfish
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Total number of species approx.: 12
Lionfish
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Total number of species approx.: 150
Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Pufferfish
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Total number of species approx.: 80
Stingrays
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Total number of species approx.: 60