Catalina Island and Martini Cove

Experience Required
Beginner

Depth Range
15-70 feet/ 4.5-21meters

Highlights
Large boulders and swim-throughs for scuba divers, shallow wall along Catalina, orange throated pikeblennies, conch's, moray eels, anemone-carrying hermit crabs, sea hares, staghorn hermit crabs, stingrays, Palythoa and red zoanthids.

Location
Catalina Island is immediately southwest of the mouth of San Carlos Marina.

Notes
When weather or currents make scuba diving at more exposed sites difficult, Catalina Island and Martini are usually still calm and accessible. Fortunately, these sheltered sites are also some of the best in-shore scuba diving sites in San Carlos. The marine life here is plentiful and diverse, and the walls and boulders make for fantastic night dives.