Mission Bay
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Mission Bay is not the most desirable dive spot but is a great back-up location, especially for open water classes, for when the ocean swell is too high for diving. The bay is protected so the water is always calm but visibility is not great and there is not too much to see.
You’ll see sea bass, sculpin, stingrays, and look in the rocks of the jetties for octopuses, lobsters, crabs, sea hares, smaller fish and whelks.
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.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
21 Sightings
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3
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8
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3
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3
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
4 Sightings
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4
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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.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
2 Sightings
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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.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
48 Sightings
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3
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10
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8
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4
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
38 Sightings
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7
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13
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12
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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.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
28 Sightings
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4
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12
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5
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3
AdobeStock_cherylvb
Garibaldi Damselfish
16 Sightings
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4
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2
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8
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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.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
10 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
8 Sightings
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5
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1
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2
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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.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
6 Sightings
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6
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Total number of species approx.: 55
Shutterstock-RLS Photo
Lobster
5 Sightings
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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.: 1900
Shutterstock-John A. Anderson
Starfish
3 Sightings
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