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Dive Review of Catalina Divers Supply in
The Continental USA/Southern California

Catalina Divers Supply, Aug, 2006,

by Laura Mosqueda, CA, USA (Contributor Contributor 14 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 3458.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 3 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Catalina Divers Supply runs a boat called SCUBA CAT. The diving off Catalina Island is beautiful: kelp forests, the giant Black Sea Bass are making a wonderful comeback, garibaldi, rockfish, scorpionfish, nudibranchs, and an occasional sea lion zips by.
The boat is great for diving: easy off (giant stride off the back) and on (sturdy ladders). There's a head on the boat and part of the boat is covered if you want to get out of the elements. Lunch is included. The crew are consistently excellent: safety conscious, friendly, helpful. They make a real effort to find the best dive spots depending on the conditions that day.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Socorro Islands, Cocos, Caribbean, Florida
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 60-66°F / 16-19°C Wetsuit Thickness 7
Water Visibility 20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions they expect you to stay within recreational limits and surface with 500 pounds
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 1 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 4 stars
Large Pelagics 2 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
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