Sutil Island

★★★★☆ (87)

About 700 yards off Santa Barbara Island, Sutil Island is more of a rock than an actual island, rising 300 feet above the water’s surface. Its sides are pocketed with caves above and below water.

You will see plenty of anemones, nudibranchs, scallops, and lots of kelpfish and bass. Also, look for brittle and sea stars everywhere.

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

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

26 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

1 Sightings
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Garibaldi Damselfish

Garibaldi Damselfish

7 Sightings
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4

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Total number of species approx.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

5 Sightings
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4

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Total number of species approx.: 19

Seal

Seal

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250

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Total number of species approx.: 26

Angel Shark

Angel Shark

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

1 Sightings
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Moon Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish

1 Sightings
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Blue Jellyfish

Blue Jellyfish

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

1 Sightings
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