Farnsworth Bank, a very fishy sea mount just offshore the island, is encrusted with rare purple corals and yellow colonial anemones. Water temp ranges from 50 F to 70 F and visibility averages 60 feet. Boat Dive Sites Casino Point Marine Park Just off the city landmark, the Casino. An easy dive with generally excellent visibility, a couple of small wrecks and lots of curious, diver friendly marine life. Orange Garibaldi, tiny red and blue Catalina Gobies and Green Moray Eels are common in the area.
Kelp can be thick.
Ship Rock Ship Rock can be either an easy or an advanced dive, depending on conditions. Thick kelp, clear water and filled with schools of Blacksmith, Garibaldi, Senioritis and juvenile Sheep head . Many of the rocks are encrusted with bright yellow anemone's. It resembles the corals one finds in the tropics. In the shallows you will find what remains of the Diosa del Mar .