Willow Cove
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About this site
Willow Cove sits along the leeward coast of Santa Catalina Island, in the kelp forest waters off Southern California between Avalon and the island's more remote northwest shoreline. Dive operators running trips out of Avalon and Two Harbors regularly include coves along this stretch of coast on their itineraries. The site tops out at around 5 metres and is rated a beginner dive, making it a shallow, easy option along this part of the island's coastline.
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
GaribaldiHypsypops rubicundusReported here · unconfirmed
Rock WrasseHalichoeres semicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksmith ChromisChromis punctipinnisReported here · unconfirmed
California SheepheadBodianus pulcherReported here · unconfirmed
Crowned sea urchinCentrostephanus coronatusReported here · unconfirmed
California Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptusReported here · unconfirmed
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