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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
279 Sightings
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13
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14
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13
M
18
J
31
J
37
A
60
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35
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
126 Sightings
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0
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0
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15
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0
M
13
J
0
J
13
A
11
S
33
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
95 Sightings
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0
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0
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14
A
19
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0
J
17
J
14
A
0
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21
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
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Wrasse
82 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
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13
A
28
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16
O
12
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0
D
0
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Garibaldi Damselfish
1.1k Sightings
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16
F
39
M
51
A
54
M
92
J
112
J
153
A
167
S
156
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
461 Sightings
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0
F
11
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0
A
24
M
47
J
55
J
96
A
89
S
85
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
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Lobster
224 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
14
A
13
M
23
J
21
J
27
A
28
S
47
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
187 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
10
A
13
M
20
J
15
J
35
A
51
S
32
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.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
40 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
15
S
13
O
0
N
0
D
12
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
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
36 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
13
J
0
J
0
A
23
S
0
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.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
33 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
15
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
0
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.: 30
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Stonefish
33 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
23
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0
