Landing Cove
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About this site
Landing Cove is on the north side, at the east end of East Anacapa, in the Anacapa Island Marine Reserve. Depths run 30 to 50 feet (9 to 15 metres), and it suits all levels.
There is a short double reef, and the highlight is a large underwater arch you can swim through on the outer part of the reef. On either side the island drops into the sea as a sloped wall leading to a sandy bottom. Kelp is thick, with big fish, lobster, sea lions, harbor seals, calico and sheepshead, and sometimes a giant black sea bass. Gorgonians cover the rocks.
Boats drop off and pick up visitors in the cove at the big cement structure close to the water's edge, so stay well away from it.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
California Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptusReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanusReported here · unconfirmed
Kelp BassParalabrax clathratusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacksmith ChromisChromis punctipinnisReported here · unconfirmed
Warty sea cucumberApostichopus parvimensisReported here · unconfirmed
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