Discover the answers to 10 FAQs about getting your PADI Certification on Catalina Island.

How can you help to keep the ocean healthy—even when you’re on an island getaway? Read on to learn 9 ways that you can reduce your environmental impact on Catalina Island.

Any time of year on Catalina is beautiful, but there’s something special about sneaking over to enjoy an island adventure just after summer ends. Fall is the perfect time of year to get yourself to Catalina Island for a weekend of diving. The temps are still warm and the crowds have started to disperse in the harbor and the island town of Avalon. The island offers excellent dive sites for divers of all levels. The Casino Point Dive Park is a renowned shore diving site, and it

The ocean connects us all, and scuba diving in the ocean is a great way to connect as a family. Catalina Island continues to be the...

Marine debris threatens marine life, damages sensitive ecosystems, and even enters the food chain, impacting human health.

Get ready to explore amazing dive sites around the island. Learn more about why Catalina has been named the best place to scuba dive in the US.

The main town on Catalina Island—Avalon—measures just a bit larger than 2.8 square miles. You would think that a day-long getaway on...

Snorkeling on Catalina is unparalleled. You don’t need any prior snorkel skills to participate; you just need to be able to swim.

If you’re coming to Catalina as a visitor, chances are, you’re an ocean-lover. In an island locale like Catalina, we depend on and...

There are so many great dive spots around Catalina Island, but did you know that you can’t scuba dive in Avalon Harbor? 364 days a year,...

Read on to learn more about why you should dive Catalina Island.

From cute little senorita fish to giant white sea bass, there are so many fish in the sea to see when you go snorkeling around Catalina...

Sunbathe. Shop. Sip. Stroll. Sightsee. There are plenty of on-land activities to do while you’re visiting Catalina Island. Avalon is such...

There is nothing like scuba diving. The ocean is a big, beautiful place, and getting to explore it underwater is an amazing,...

In the 1966 film The Glass Bottom Boat, Doris Day stars as a part-time mermaid who occasionally helps her father’s boat business. She...

When you think of diving under the surface of the ocean, do you think of forests? The giant kelp forests abound all around the waters...

For thousands of years, humans have explored the waters all around Catalina Island. The first native populations of Catalina would hunt...

In the old days, when the big steamer ships would approach the pier in Avalon after a channel crossing, children in town would either...

2024 is here, and it’s time for you to try something new—especially when it comes to your scuba diving life. If you’re a Catalina scuba...

In the early days of snorkeling, humans used hollow reeds or animal skins filled with air as they explored the underwater world. It is...