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SALTA VERDE POINT 15’ - 80’ Int. - West side is good for halibut. Abalone &
Adv. Rocky with kelp at 100 yds offshore. lobster also abound. This is one of the
Sandy at 50’ +. Halibut, sheephead, island's outstanding harbors, with access
yellowtail, protected black seabass. to camping and hiking. Showers & toilets
are available. No moorings, but good
CHINA POINT 10’ - 80’ Int. - Adv. Once anchorage for up to 15 boats.
used by smugglers of illegal Chinese
human cargo. Rocky reefs with kelp. FRED ROCK 15’ - 70’ Int. - Adv.
”Bull” lobsters, scallops & abalone. Sea Pinnacle 150 yds off small beach has
lions. Caution: Heavy surf, surge, rocky reefs with white seabass, calicos,
currents, poor visibility. yellowtail, lobsters & scallops.
FARNSWORTH BANKS 54’ - 135’+ PEDESTAL ROCK 15 - 100’ Int. - Adv.
Adv. Ecological preserve with spectacular Pinnacle 200 yds off boulder slide has a
walls, canyons, caves, & purple cave at 90’ depth on south side.
hydrocoral (best over 100’). Blue Gorgonians, pelagic gamefish, & lobsters.
rockfish, white seabass, yellowtail, calico
bass. Caution: Surge, currents, deep, PIN ROCK 0’ - 60’ Int. - Adv. Kelp
torpedo rays. amongst numberless rocks. Good
snorkeling. Caution: Surge & boat traffic.
BEN WESTON POINT 10’ - 80’ Int. - CATALINA HARBOR & WELL’S
Adv. Rocky kelp forest with good BEACH 0’ - 40’ Beg. - Adv. 99 Moorings,
exposure for gamefish. Caution: Surge. & anchorage for up to 200. Poor visibility,
Difficult radio transmission from Ben but sometimes good for snorkeling. Scant
Weston Point to Church Rock. remnants of 200 year-old Chinese pirate
ship near Ballast Point. Caution: Boat
SENTINEL ROCK 0’ - 100’ Int. - Adv. traffic. Cat Harbor is 14 sea miles from
Kelp forest with lobsters, abalone, Isthmus Cove.
scallops & gamefish. Photogenic.
Caution: Exposed to Westerlies, surge, CATALINA HEAD 0’ - 45’ Beg. - Adv.
poor visibility at times. Lots of kelp near shore, with sheephead,
halibut, & calico bass. Caution: Boat
RAGGERS POINT 10’ - 80’ Int. - Adv. traffic
Around corner from shark harbor is a kelp
forest with rocks & pelagic gamefish. LOBSTER BAY 30’ - 100’ Int. - Adv.
Steep wall to East with lobsters, scallops,
LITTLE HARBOR & SHARK HARBOR big calico bass, & garibaldi. Caution:
0’ - 60’ Beg. - Adv. Shore dives. The Surge & currents.
Northwest side is rocky with kelp. The
