Black Point
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About this site
Black Point is a dive site along the coast of Santa Catalina Island, off Southern California in the San Pedro Channel. The island's shoreline in this area is characterized by rocky points and kelp beds typical of Catalina's dive sites, reached by boat from the harbors on the island's leeward side. It is a beginner dive with a maximum depth of about 9.1 metres, making it a shallow, manageable spot along this stretch of coast.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksmith ChromisChromis punctipinnisReported here · unconfirmed
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundusReported here · unconfirmed
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