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Casino Point Dive Park
★★★★☆
(4,941)
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
235 Sightings
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0
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12
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10
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13
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14
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20
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34
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44
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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: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
112 Sightings
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0
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0
M
15
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0
M
12
J
0
J
12
A
0
S
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: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
86 Sightings
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0
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0
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13
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18
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0
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16
J
14
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0
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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: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
58 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
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0
J
13
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17
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16
O
12
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0
D
0
AdobeStock_cherylvb
Garibaldi Damselfish
935 Sightings
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16
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39
M
48
A
50
M
83
J
80
J
129
A
125
S
143
O
115
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: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
392 Sightings
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0
F
11
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0
A
20
M
42
J
37
J
77
A
72
S
79
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: 55
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Lobster
194 Sightings
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0
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0
M
11
A
12
M
21
J
15
J
22
A
21
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: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
143 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
10
A
11
M
18
J
0
J
28
A
35
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: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
133 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
46
J
24
J
25
A
10
S
15
O
0
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0
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0
