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	<title>Diving &#8211; The Catalina Islander</title>
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		<title>Horn shark season is back in Catalina waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the first questions, every visitor ask is, “Are there sharks out here?” My answer is always, “yes,” followed by the different types we have out in our local waters. “Leopards, angels, swell, 7 gilled, and horn sharks.” If they ask about the landlord, I let them know he is out there (it’s his [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Walt Puffer has spent a lifetime in Catalina waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is so much great history to discover here on the island. I got to tap in again on my friend, Walt Puffer, who just turned 96 years young a few weeks ago! This waterman, still swims daily, and is a legend to Catalina history. Walt has been on the island for 54 years, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Insights from your local thalassophile: Blacksmith fish offering a blue Christmas holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy holidays to all! Can you believe the water temp was 64 degrees the other day? I find myself hanging on to summer with full potential. Local waters have been captivated with the presence of “blackfish”, with their many descendants. Kind of a strange name for such a beautifully blue colored damselfish. Another interesting fact [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pyrosomes have been visiting Catalina recently</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello fellow readers. I am returning from my sabbatical from a few years back. I plan on doing this article once a month, or so. So, to start off, I wish all readers a happy new year! Our waters here are so plentiful. The kelp beds attract nearly 800 species. We are so fortunate. A [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Divers Supply honored with Catalina Cares Award</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Divers Supply, the island’s only full-service dive center, was recently honored with the Catalina Tourism Authority’s Catalina Cares Award. The sustainable tourism award honors Catalina Divers Supply “for extraordinary contributions by a business to the furtherance of sustainable tourism” for managing the 2023 Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup. 2023 was the first year CDS managed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chamber Day fundraiser returns to Catalina</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Apodaca]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Event supports operation of Hyperbaric Chamber The waters off Catalina Island, are just one popular spot around Southern California for divers to explore the ocean. But with those trips to the deep blue sea, comes an amount of risk. Since 1974, the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber has been at the ready, 24 hours a day, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Harbor Underwater Cleanup returns Feb. 25</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Only time scuba diving is allowed in Avalon Harbor For the Islander The Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup, one of the most popular scuba events in the state, will return for its 41st year on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will be hosted by Catalina Divers Supply. More than [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>40th annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Darrin S. Joy Volunteers help pull tons of garbage from Avalon Harbor Santa Catalina Island’s Avalon Harbor, 22 miles off the Southern California coast, receives upwards of a million tourists each year, according to Avalon’s city website. Kayaking, paddleboarding, parasailing and sunbathing on the beach remain among the most popular activities. What’s not allowed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chamber Day 2021 is Wednesday May 5</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Annual fundraiser for Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber goes virtual this year For the Islander Chamber Day/Eve 2021, the annual fundraiser for the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, will be held Wednesday, May 5. The Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber has been treating victims of diving accidents for 47 years. Less than half of the hyperbaric chamber’s income from a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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