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snorkeling sites and a compass rose are all Pin Rock, Catalina Harbor and Catalina
found on the card. This handy little fish Head on the seaward side of Santa
card is just (H x L) 6" x 9" (15.24cm x Catalina Island. The map also indicates
22.86cm), so it fits in your BCD pocket. It that the Two Harbors area is great for
is printed on laminated plastic so that it is kayaking, which of course I can attest to
stiff, shiny and waterproof. It has a hole as a fact.
for a lanyard, so you can actually take it Side 2 is Franko’s Santa Catalina Island
diving or snorkeling. Make sure to buy Fish Identification Card. Included is an
several so you can give them to friends array of over four dozen Santa Catalina
too. Card makes a great gift idea.
Island kelp forest creatures amongst a
FRANKO’S MAPS CATALINA swirl of blue water and kelp. The variety
ISLAND TWO HARBORS FISH ID includes the California State fish, the
CARD Garibaldi, and many of the most
commonly seen fish and invertebrates in
Side 1 shows Franko’s Map of Two
Harbors, which is virtually the same map Catalina’s kelp forests. Sheephead, blue
of Two Harbors that also appears on side shark, leopard shark, rockfish, perch,
2 of Franko’s Map of Santa Catalina white sea bass, yellowtail, bat ray, giant
Island. Two Harbors has long been a sea bass, horn shark, halibut, kelp bass,
favorite destination for diving and other sculpin, black-eyed goby and many others
forms of fun for Franko and family. It has are there. Invertebrates include the ochre
been the site of Franko’s Annual Two seastar, sunflower star, bat star,
Harbors Jugglers Jam, where dozens of strawberry anemones, spiny lobster,
juggling friends get together. The area is Spanish shawl, gorgonian fan, sea
shown in beautiful green hues of shaded cucumber, octopus, and purple urchin.
relief, with topo lines for the hikers. Note that Little Fisherman’s Cove to a
Every important place in the Village of small degree, and Big Fisherman’s Cove
Two Harbors is mentioned and located on to a large degree are very noteworthy
the map, as is the route to the well-loved snorkeling spots for viewing leopard
Two Harbors Campground. Numerous sharks. Near the USC Marine Science
local dive sites include Bird Rock, Ship Center at Big Fisherman’s Cove there are
Rock, Eagle Reef, Little Geiger, Juicy numerous moray eels in shallow water.
Reef, Eel Cove, Jake’s Beach, Lion Head,
Cherry Cove, 4th of July Cove, Isthmus
Cove, Harbor Reef, Big Fisherman’s
Cove and the Isthmus High Spot on the
Catalina Channel Side of the Island, and
