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Arrow Point to Lion Head Point (SMCA) is a marine protected area on Catalina Island that includes offshore, island marine habitat off California’s south coast. The SMCA covers 0.67 square miles (1.7 km 2). In general an SMCA protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within their borders.
Catalina Caper, which takes place on Santa Catalina Island, is a 1967 beach party/heist movie starring Tommy Kirk and featuring Little Richard. [ 57 ] San Miguel is a 2012 historical novel by T. C. Boyle about two separate attempts by families to operate commercial livestock ranches on the northern island of San Miguel, one in the late 19th ...
Except as pursuant to Federal law, emergency caused by hazardous weather, or as provided subsection 632(b)(102)(D), it is unlawful to anchor or moor a vessel in the Catalina Marine Science Center Marine Life Refuge (Section 10932, Fish and Game Code).
People on Catalina Island were warned to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm Hilary. Thousands of visitors boarded Catalina Express boats for the mainland, while most residents stayed put.
L.A. coastline and Catalina Island brace for damaging impact of Hurricane Hilary. The giant surf projected along the storm's path could exacerbate beach erosion and sand loss.
A Catalina eddy is rarely prolonged. As the heat over the deserts causes air to rise, the resulting pressure gradient and increase in the normal onshore winds causes the vortex to dissipate. The result is the common local weather forecast calling for "late night and early morning low clouds and fog, followed by afternoon sunshine and sea breezes."
Island foxes are among the species unique to the Channel Islands. When you think of California, you may think of places like Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Silicon Valley, Napa Valley or ...
The Catalina Island Museum, formerly located in the historic Catalina Casino but since 2016 in a standalone building, [65] is also an attraction as it is the keeper of the island's cultural heritage with collections numbering over 100,000 items and including over 8,000 years of Native American history, over 10,000 photographs and images, a ...