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HIGH SIERRA DIVERS 217 Palm Avenue Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 823-6757 E-Mail info@hsdivers.com Hours: Monday-Friday 10 AM - 6 PM Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM |
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HIGH SIERRA DIVERS 217 Palm Avenue Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 823-6757 E-Mail info@hsdivers.com Hours: Monday-Friday 10 AM - 6 PM Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM |
California Channel Islands
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Diving in the kelp forests around the Channel Islands is a unique experience for divers more accustomed to tropical waters.
Similar to tropical waters, the waters are clear with lavish flora and fauna representing every hue imaginable, but unlike
tropical diving giant kelp offers another dimension to your dive.Diving in kelp is similar to a walk in a lush forest of trees with these plants growing to heights of more than 120 feet. Giant kelp helps support an aquatic ecosystem that provides domicile for over more than 800 species of marine life.  A Channel Islands trip offers you the opportunity to discover a variety of underwater landscapes. Water visibility in these waters can range from 40 to 100 feet and on rare occasions sometimes even up to 150 feet. There are untold opportunities for viewing and photographing a panorama of underwater vistas. Unlike the coral reefs of tropical waters, the reefs in the Channel Islands are comprised of varied types of rock structures. Like coral reefs, the cracks and crevices provide ideal living quarters for many species. The rocks are overlaid with brightly colored bouquets of anemones, starfish, and garlands of hydro-coral, sponges, and sea fans. Moray eels, octopus, abalone, rock scallops, California spiny lobsters, and a host of others inhabit rock fissures and crevices. Divers may chance upon giant black sea bass weighing in at 500 pounds, or a halibut, lingcod, vermilion rock-fish, calico bass and more. Migrating gray whales, blue whales, hump back whales, schools of dolphins, seals and sea lions are familiar sightings in the Channel Islands during crossings. We have charters throughout the year with Truth Aquatics, the premier dive boat operator in the Channel Islands. We generally charter the whole boat for our dive store. However, we can book trips for you to the Channel Islands during any time of the year. Our next scheduled trips to the Channel Islands with Truth Aquatics are listed on the trip calendar. For lots more information on the Channel Islands, directions to Truth Aquatics, some interesting links and pictures , fill out the form to the left and request our Channel Islands Information Brochure. Its FREE, and will be sent to your email immediately. |
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