Arrow Point
Location: Catalina Island, California
Wreck/Site: Arrow Point
Divers:
Team 1 (Deep Team): Jim Babor, Michael Gasbarro, David Watson
Team 2: Keith Chu, Rene Tetter
Surface Support: Laurie Dickson, Katie Papac
Mission Impact: 11 hoop pots recovered and given to local artist, Taylor Griffith
Team Ghost Diving USA returned to Arrow Point to continue the pursuit of the lobster pots!
Team 1, Jim, Michael, and David searched for lobster pots between 150 feet and 200 feet of seawater while Team 2, Keith and Rene, searched between 100 feet and 150 feet. Both teams enjoyed 50+ feet of visibility in water and the incredible topography and kelp forest that Arrow Point offers.
Upon descent, Team 1 found a lobster pot attached to a long line. They opted to follow the line. They found that it didn’t lead to any further pots. They recovered the line and the 1 lobster pot attached to it and headed up the slope of the dive site recovering lobster pots they came across.
In total, the teams recovered 11 lobster pots. Unfortunately, 2 lift bags with lobster pots were lost at sea. However, given the strong easterly current the divers were facing, this is to be expected. The teams were happy to report that they did not find any marine life in any of the lobster pots.
After recovery, the lobster pots were taken directly to Taylor Griffith, artist in residence at AltaSea in San Pedro, California to contribute to his artwork that highlights ocean conservation and the challenges that plague our oceans.