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USA,California
Scuba Diving at Catalina Island, California, USA
Water temperature:
The water temperature averages 15 to 21°C (60 - 70°F). In September the temperature was 24°C (75°F) on the surface but 13°C (55°F) below 30 metres, averaging around 17 - 18°C (62 - 64°F)
Suit:
Either a drysuit or 7mm semidry. A 5mm wetsuit would be adequate, but at depth you may feel the cold
Visibility:
10 - 15 metres (30 - 50 feet) in the kelp forests, 20 metres + (65 feet) on Farnsworth Bank, 30 metres + (100 feet) in the open ocean
Type of diving:
Kelp forests, reefs, shark diving
Marine life:
Giant kelp, purple Hydrocorals, Southern California sealions, blue, shortfin mako, leopard, horn and soupfin sharks, sunfish, garibaldi, kelp fish, common octopus, California lobsters, black seabass, yellow tail barracuda, bat rays, electric torpedo rays
Water temperature:
The water temperature averages 15 to 21°C (60 - 70°F). In September the temperature was 24°C (75°F) on the surface but 13°C (55°F) below 30 metres, averaging around 17 - 18°C (62 - 64°F)
Suit:
Either a drysuit or 7mm semidry. A 5mm wetsuit would be adequate, but at depth you may feel the cold
Visibility:
10 - 15 metres (30 - 50 feet) in the kelp forests, 20 metres + (65 feet) on Farnsworth Bank, 30 metres + (100 feet) in the open ocean
Type of diving:
Kelp forests, reefs, shark diving
Marine life:
Giant kelp, purple Hydrocorals, Southern California sealions, blue, shortfin mako, leopard, horn and soupfin sharks, sunfish, garibaldi, kelp fish, common octopus, California lobsters, black seabass, yellow tail barracuda, bat rays, electric torpedo rays
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