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About this site
Morse Point is a location on the north side of Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Islands off the Santa Barbara coast of California. Dive sites along this stretch of the island are typically accessed by boat out of Ventura or Santa Barbara. Divers here have reported bat stars, California sheephead, chestnut cowries, purple and red sea urchins, and warty sea cucumbers among the marine life on the reef.
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.
California SheepheadBodianus pulcherReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Chestnut CowryNeobernaya spadiceaReported here · unconfirmed
Bat StarPatiria miniataReported here · unconfirmed
Warty sea cucumberApostichopus parvimensisReported here · unconfirmed
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