Island's bison to get birth control shots Nov 21, 2009
Ric Francis / APThese buffalo are descendants of 14 shipped to Santa Catalina Island in 1924 to make a Western movie ... That's what conservationists are giving a herd on Santa Catalina Island in an attempt to reduce the population. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Island's bison given birth control Nov 21, 2009
That's what conservationists are giving a herd on Santa Catalina Island in an attempt to reduce the population. Females over the age of 2 will be injected with a contraceptive under a five-year experimental program that begins Friday. (AZCentral -- News)
USGS Registers Small Ocean Earthquake Nov 16, 2009
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calif -- A pair of undersea earthquakes struck the sea floor near San Nicolas Island, 55 miles southwest of Point Fermin, U.S. Geological Survey seismologists reported Sunday ... Preliminary, automated data from the USGS placed both epicenters about 14 miles east of San Nicolas Island, and 56 miles west of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, in an area where the sea floor is about 2,000 feet below the surface. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Dad speaks about son feared lost Martin Barnes fears his son Che is lying at the bottom of the ocean, dead after Thursday's midair collision. Nov 1, 2009
" The Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy also refused to give up hope, with their aircraft and vessels continuing to canvass a 644-mile cq area for survivors, bodies and wreckage. The San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Peleliu is collecting debris and will bring it to a local Navy base for further examination, the Coast Guard said. On Saturday morning, authorities identified the seven crew members of the HC-130 Hercules and the AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter. The two Marine pilots are: Maj.... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Coast Guard ID's 9 Missing In Midair Crash Nov 1, 2009
The Sacramento-based C-130 crew was looking for 50-year-old David Jines, who was reported missing after leaving Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island man in a 12-foot motorized skiff to reach a friend in high winds Tuesday, authorities said. The four-engine plane was conducting its search from an altitude of 900 to 1,000 feet and visibility was 15 miles. (CBS News)
No Sign of Victims in Midair Collision Search Nov 1, 2009
Jines left Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island Tuesday aboard a 12-foot motorized skiff. A friend reported Jines missing the next day. (Fox News)
Calif. searchers seek survivors after midair crash Nov 1, 2009
searchers seek survivors after midair crash - Somerset - Daily American. Military aircraft and ships searched the ocean off Southern California for any sign of the victims while investigators gathered recordings of air traffic controllers and pilot communications. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Searchers in Calif. hunt for survivors after midair crash Oct 31, 2009
The Sacramento-based C-130 crew was looking for a man on a 12-foot motorized skiff who was reported missing after leaving Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island to reach a friend on a disabled yacht, authorities said. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Crews seek 9 lost at sea after midair crash Oct 31, 2009
The C-130 crew was looking for a man on a 12-foot motorized skiff who was reported missing after leaving Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island to reach a friend on a disabled yacht that had gone adrift off Catalina in high winds Tuesday, authorities said. The Marine helicopter was flying from Camp Pendleton near San Diego to San Clemente Island, said Maj. (AZCentral -- News)
Madoff's Long Island beach getaway put up for sale Sep 2, 2009
An Indiana man who started a 2007 wildfire that threatened the town of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California has been sentenced to five years probation. Gary Dennis Hunt was also sentenced Tuesday in Long Beach Superior Court to pay more than $4 million in restitution and spend 90 days in jail or perform community service for the state highway department. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The 18-Minute Management Plan Jul 22, 2009
He needs to do so to achieve his goals: on his 95th birthday he plans to swim from the coast of California to Santa Catalina Island, a distance of 20 miles. Also, as he is fond of saying, "I cannot afford to die. It will ruin my image.". (BusinessWeek)
A new book for the beach bag, if it fits Jul 22, 2009
The California flying fish, often spotted by boaters headed to and from Santa Catalina Island, can glide in the air for distances up to 20 yards. -- There's a good reason you can run faster than you swim. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Earthquake hits about 50 miles off SoCal coast Jun 21, 2009
2 earthquake has jolted the sea floor off the Southern California coast southeast of Santa Catalina Island. Preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 6 p.m Friday, about 53 miles west of San Diego and 38 miles southeast of the island. (Lompoc Record, CA)
REGION: 'June gloom' may be exiting Jun 21, 2009
South of Point Conception, the winds turn toward the coast and spin counterclockwise around Santa Catalina Island, giving birth to something that weather people like to call the Catalina eddy. At the same time, the ocean is still cool, coming out of the winter. (North County Times)
REGION: SANDAG to study artificial reef Jun 6, 2009
Scientists say North County's beaches are particularly vulnerable to sand loss because they lie outside the shadow of Santa Catalina Island, which protects the shore farther north. As a result, they bear the brunt of brutal winter swells. (North County Times)
Island of Lost Souls Movie (1932) May 23, 2009
Island of Lost Souls was filmed in 1932 on Santa Catalina Island, located off the California coast. Body builder and stunt actor Joe Bonomo (1901-1978) -- a friend and rival of Charles Atlas -- was almost a casualty on the production. (Suite101.com)
Symposium tackles Malibu's water quality issues May 7, 2009
This study, which has also been conducted at Doheny Beach in Dana Point and at Avalon Bay Beach on Santa Catalina Island, consists of recruiting swimmers at Surfrider and interviewing them 10 to 14 days later to compare swimmer illness rates with water quality measurements. Last year, environmental group Heal the Bay ranked Surfrider Beach the fourth most contaminated beach in California. (Malibu Times, CA)
Search ended for missing Catalina Island boater May 6, 2009
- The Coast Guard has called off a search for a missing boater in the ocean north of Santa Catalina Island. The Coast Guard said in a statement released Tuesday that it suspended its search late Monday night. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
SHARK FIGHTERS: Underwater Dos Mar 19, 2009
We artistes and crew had sailed for three hours to Santa Catalina Island. Under the surface of that incredibly blue sea, there were no undercurrents to stir up the ocean floor sand to obscure vision. (India Times, India)
REGION: Military wants to be exempt from reserves Mar 10, 2009
The east shore of San Clemente Island is sheltered from prevailing swells and, as a result, is one of two places where warm-water, wave-protected plant and animal communities thrive ---- the other being the lee side of Santa Catalina Island. The islands are home to large lobsters and a thriving population of giant seabass. (North County Times)
Regional news: Bass Fishing taught in school? Feb 7, 2009
A decade after they were nearly wiped out by disease, the distinct wild foxes on Santa Catalina Island have made a huge recovery. Deer-dog hunting changes in Kisatchie considered Possible changes are being considered to the deer-dog season within the Kisatchie National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
