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What you will see down there

Fish of our dive spots

Built from real sightings: research-grade iNaturalist observations on each region’s map, most-seen first, each with a photo, a short description and whether it may be taken. Each spot’s own page lists the fish seen within a kilometre of it.

Fish of Catalina

Reading the sightings…

Warm-water visitors

In a warm year, fish that usually stay south of the border turn up off Southern California: yellowtail in numbers, dorado, wahoo, yellowfin, even a sea snake now and then. This is what divers and anglers have logged in the last 60 days, against the same weeks a year earlier.