Conditions & tides
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About this site
Santa Barbara Island is a small, remote island in the Channel Islands chain off the Southern California coast, managed as part of Channel Islands National Park. The Archway refers to a natural rock arch formation along the island's shoreline, a common feature of the volcanic and sedimentary rock that rings the island. Dive sites here are typically reached by boat from the mainland, given the island's distance and lack of regular ferry service. Divers exploring the arch have reported blacksmith chromis, California sheephead, garibaldi, and kelp bass moving through the kelp and rocky structure around it.
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.
Blacksmith ChromisChromis punctipinnisReported here · unconfirmed
California SheepheadBodianus pulcherReported here · unconfirmed
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundusReported here · unconfirmed
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratusReported here · unconfirmed
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