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Casino Point Dive Park
★★★★☆
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Casino Point Dive Park, also known as the Avalon Underwater Dive Park, is the most popular dive site on Catalina Island and one of the most popular dive sites in all of Southern California. Catalina Island is only accessible via private boat or ferry from the mainland so check ferry schedules.
This site has tons of wildlife including the California state marine fish: Garibaldi, all sorts of kelpfish, gobies, angel sharks, wolf eels, bass, opaleye, horn sharks, and gorgonians.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
269 Sightings
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0
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13
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14
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13
M
18
J
31
J
37
A
55
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30
O
25
N
18
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
114 Sightings
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0
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0
M
15
A
0
M
13
J
0
J
13
A
0
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32
O
24
N
17
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
89 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
14
A
19
M
0
J
17
J
14
A
0
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
81 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
13
J
13
A
27
S
16
O
12
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock_cherylvb
Garibaldi Damselfish
1k Sightings
J
16
F
39
M
51
A
54
M
92
J
112
J
153
A
148
S
144
O
116
N
51
D
56
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
450 Sightings
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0
F
11
M
0
A
24
M
47
J
55
J
96
A
83
S
80
O
34
N
20
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 55
Shutterstock-RLS Photo
Lobster
215 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
14
A
13
M
23
J
21
J
27
A
25
S
41
O
40
N
11
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
182 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
10
A
13
M
20
J
15
J
35
A
48
S
30
O
11
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
141 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
48
J
27
J
25
A
13
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
39 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
24
J
0
J
0
A
15
S
0
O
0
N
0
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0
