Catalina Island

★★★★☆ (3,413)

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: 7

Sea Lion

51 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
12
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
0

Garibaldi Damselfish

269 Sightings
J
6
F
15
M
0
A
22
M
27
J
29
J
44
A
55
S
27
O
24
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

Lobster

143 Sightings
J
7
F
9
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
10
J
23
A
40
S
26
O
18
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

Crab

41 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
10
J
12
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
9

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 250

Grouper/Basslets

25 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

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