San Clemente Island
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San Clemente Island is Southern California’s best-kept secret. Most divers opt for the more popular Catalina Island or go south to the Coronados, but San Clemente is a great place to go on a short liveaboard trip from San Diego.
Sea lion encounters are highly likely here. You’ll also find the typical kelp forest life like garibaldi, opaleye, sheepshead, Cabazon, rockfish, gobies, and more.
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
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24 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200
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Moray Eel
7 Sightings
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Garibaldi Damselfish
62 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 55
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Lobster
23 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60
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Spiny Lobster
20 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
12 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
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Crab
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