Peacock Wreck
Conditions & tides
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About this site
Santa Cruz Island lies in the Channel Islands off the coast of Ventura, California, within the Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary. The waters around the island are known for kelp forests and rocky reefs shaped by the cold currents of the Santa Barbara Channel, and dive sites here are typically reached by boat from Ventura or Oxnard.
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.
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratusReported here · unconfirmed
California Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksmith ChromisChromis punctipinnisReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Warty sea cucumberApostichopus parvimensisReported here · unconfirmed
California SheepheadBodianus pulcherReported here · unconfirmed
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