Catalina Island
★★★★☆
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With over 70 named dive sites, Catalina Island has it all and is one of the most popular diving destinations in the state of California. On Catalina Island, you can dive from shore or boat over beautiful reefs or majestic kelp beds all teeming with wildlife.
Catalina Island is full of wildlife from macros like nudibranchs, gobies, and anemones to large animals like seals, sea lions, rays, otters, and sharks.
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.: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
51 Sightings
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12
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12
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10
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10
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0
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
Moray Eel
11 Sightings
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11
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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
10 Sightings
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0
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10
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0
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AdobeStock_cherylvb
Garibaldi Damselfish
272 Sightings
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6
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17
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22
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27
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30
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44
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55
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27
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24
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20
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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
144 Sightings
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7
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9
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0
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10
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11
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23
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40
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26
O
18
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0
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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
41 Sightings
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10
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10
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12
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0
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0
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0
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9
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
25 Sightings
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4
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0
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11
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10
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