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Santa Rosa Island Dive Sites

SANDY PT. 20’-50’ Rocky, and subject to CARRINGTON POINT 15’-55’ Big reef system FORD POINT 30’-60’ Fair weather anchor-
surge and rough seas. Divers see lobsters has sparse kelp with lobsters, abalones, and age. Sandy with kelp, lobsters, scallops,
and giant sea bass. giant black sea bass. Dive only when calm. abalone, black sea bass, and white sea bass.

TALCOTT SHOAL 50’-80’ Descending stair- BECHERS BAY 25’-60’ Safest anchorage on JOHNSON’S LEE 25’-50’ Decayed pier with
step ledges host lobsters, colorful nudi- the island. Sandy and rocky, with reefs at fair weather anchorage. Sandy with kelp,
branchs, colorful rockfish, sea stars, and the east end. lobsters, scallops, abalone, and lots of fish.
giant sea bass.
SKUNK POINT 20’-35’ SS CHICKSAW 15’-50’ Wrecked freighter site
RHODES REEF 10’-80’ Pinnacle breaks the (it’s gone). Rocky with kelp, scallops, sheep-
surface at low tide. Divers see sea stars, EAST POINT SHALLOWS 30’-50’ Reefs with head, and rockfish.
anemones, lobsters, scallops, and abalone. kelp, sand, halibut, brittle stars, and gari-
Caution: Surgy. baldi. BEE ROCK 0’-50’ Rock sticks out 14’ high.
Exposed to currents andchanges in weath-
BROCKWAY PT. EAST END PINNACLES 40’-80’ Sandy bottom er. Has kelp, abundant fish, scallops, and
with vertical pinnacles, ledges, cracks, kelp, lobsters.
many fish, colorful anemones, and scallops.